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OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

Graeme Nas

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Graeme Nas » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:56:21

Hill never won the British GP. The closest he came was spinning out of
the lead in 1961. (?)

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Cheers!
Graeme Nash

David Er

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by David Er » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 23:28:11

G.Hills' claim to fame was winning Indy, LeMans and MONACO (5 times)  .
Monaco was always considered the jewel of F1, probably because the *right*
crowd turned up for it.
David


Ed Solhei

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Ed Solhei » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:01:34

G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.

Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..

Mario Andretti
Jacques  Villenueve

ed_
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Mike Donnelly J

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Mike Donnelly J » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:22:53


> G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.

> Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..

> Mario Andretti
> Jacques  Villenueve

> ed_
> The GPLEA
> www.gplea.org

Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet).  If he does and wins, I'd
want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1.  If he can
win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.
Gaul

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Gaul » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 03:14:21






> > > Another clue: He is a notorious late braker in GPL :)
> > "zipping along first lap at Monza...hehe passed a bunch, moving
> > up through the pack...nailed the Lezmos just flying down
> > the back straight....I can see the leaders up ahead...all I
> > have to do is.....OH GAWD NO!  IT CAN"T BE!  I PASSED
> > HIM BACK AT THE CURVE GRANDE!  DEAR GOD IT'S
> > THAT AWFUL WHITE HONDA!  I MUST MOVE OVER, I

MU..........................................................................

> > ...........
> > ..........."

> Yup,I even took to running a Honda too in the hopes that team spirit would
> keep him from running me over in the Parabolica.  Third lap in...CRASH!

> not the primary driver you're nothing :)

Team spirit?  That might just make him more aggressive in order to keep his
ride. :-)
Gaul

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Gaul » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 03:16:23




> > G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> > The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.

> > Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..

> > Mario Andretti
> > Jacques  Villenueve

> > ed_
> > The GPLEA
> > www.gplea.org

> Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet).  If he does and wins,
I'd
> want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1.  If he
can
> win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.

Has JV done any sports car racing?
Kevin Gavit

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Kevin Gavit » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 03:11:51




> > G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> > The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.

> > Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..

> > Mario Andretti
> > Jacques  Villenueve

> > ed_
> > The GPLEA
> > www.gplea.org

> Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet).  If he does and wins,
I'd
> want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1.  If he
can
> win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.

A.J. will never, EVER shut up. Not even after he's dead.

I do like to paraphrase A.J. though, thus:

"What happened out there? I hit his goddamned car, that's what happened out
there."  - Dennis Vitolo

kfg

Mike Donnelly J

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Mike Donnelly J » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 03:58:14

Yeah, AJ does kinda remind me of Muhammad Ali.  Can't shut him up and the worse
part is, he can back up his talk.  Not that I totally agree that AJ is the
greatest (I think Mario is, but, hey, I'm from Nazarath, so I might be a little
prejudice).




> > > G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> > > The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.

> > > Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..

> > > Mario Andretti
> > > Jacques  Villenueve

> > > ed_
> > > The GPLEA
> > > www.gplea.org

> > Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet).  If he does and wins,
> I'd
> > want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1.  If he
> can
> > win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.

> A.J. will never, EVER shut up. Not even after he's dead.

> I do like to paraphrase A.J. though, thus:

> "What happened out there? I hit his goddamned car, that's what happened out
> there."  - Dennis Vitolo

> kfg

Mark Seer

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Mark Seer » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:07:19

Surtees

MS


> Okay, I have no clue.  The two wheels part is what escapes me.


> > I'm more impressed by the only man to have won the world championship on
> > both two wheels and four wheels.

ymenar

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by ymenar » Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:50:13


> Yeah, AJ does kinda remind me of Muhammad Ali.

One thing for sure, AJ can't throw a punch like Ali ;-)

(If somebody ever remembers the incident in IRL)

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

ymenar

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by ymenar » Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:51:04


> Has JV done any sports car racing?

Nope, he has never touched anything else then open-wheelers in his racing
career.

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

Kevin Gavit

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Kevin Gavit » Wed, 21 Feb 2001 03:52:23



> > Has JV done any sports car racing?

> Nope, he has never touched anything else then open-wheelers in his racing
> career.

Do snowmobiles count as " open wheelers"?

kfg

ymenar

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by ymenar » Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:12:28


> Do snowmobiles count as " open wheelers"?

The only time Jacques touched a snowmobile was in his very young age before
he moved in Monaco.  Well Jacques his son, not Jacques the uncle ;-)

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

Ed Solhei

OT (ish) Graham Hill triple

by Ed Solhei » Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:36:26

"Mike Donnelly Jr" wrote

Mario Andretti...

it though.

Yep.. if Mr. Andretti get the big one in the bag, he will go one better than
Mr. Hill.

ed_


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