Re: Sv: LIttle quiz for the weekend 3 - ANSWERS (eventually...)

Jeppe Kusk wrote on 06 Dec 2000: > >> 2) Who were the four founders of March? >> A: MAX MOSLEY, ALAN REES, GRAHAM COAKER AND ROBIN HERD. > >Some say that Chris Amon is the A in March. Or whould Alan Rees have 2 >letters? I've never been sure about Amon. I was going by Bruce Jones' "Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One", which doesn't mention him. I think you win this week's smart-alec prize, though... :-) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

As usual, these are delayed. Bloody hard disk crash (the damn thing was only 3 months old, for heaven's sake!) Anyhow... 1) How many cars took to the grid for the 1967 French GP at "Le Mans"? A: FIFTEEN (Brabham won from Hulme). 2) Who were the four founders of March? A: MAX MOSLEY, ALAN REES, GRAHAM COAKER AND ROBIN HERD. 3) Hard one now - who did Elio de Angelis beat to the 1977 Italian F3 title? A: PIERCARLO GHINZANI (WHAT A DRIVER...). 4) What was Wolfgang von Trips' first major title? A: GERMAN GTs, 1954. 5) Which is the only F1 GP to have been *deliberately* (as opposed to because of pile-ups etc) held over two heats? A: AVUS, 1959 (WON BY BROOKS FROM GURNEY). BONUS QUESTION: What *was* Bernie doing all those "missing years"? (And you can damn well pay your own libel bills... :-) ) A: BLIMEY, WHAT A FEEBLE RESPONSE I HAD TO THIS ONE. HAVE NONE OF YOU READ "BERNIE'S GAME", THEN? WELL, NO, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THERE YOU ARE... ;-) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

> 2) Who were the four founders of March? > A: MAX MOSLEY, ALAN REES, GRAHAM COAKER AND ROBIN HERD. Some say that Chris Amon is the A in March. Or whould Alan Rees have 2 letters?

David, In re: Q2, March took so long to get going that the joke at the time was that it was an acronym for Much Advertised Racing Car Hoax. I've got one for you: What was the Jigger Sirois Award? P.S. Love the Raymond Mays quote! --Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: David Buttery <[email hidden]> Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: LIttle quiz for the weekend 3 - ANSWERS (eventually...)

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> As usual, these are delayed. Bloody hard disk crash (the damn thing was > only 3 months old, for heaven's sake!) Anyhow... > > 1) How many cars took to the grid for the 1967 French GP at "Le Mans"? > A: FIFTEEN (Brabham won from Hulme). > > 2) Who were the four founders of March? > A: MAX MOSLEY, ALAN REES, GRAHAM COAKER AND ROBIN HERD. > > 3) Hard one now - who did Elio de Angelis beat to the 1977 Italian F3 > title? > A: PIERCARLO GHINZANI (WHAT A DRIVER...). > > 4) What was Wolfgang von Trips' first major title? > A: GERMAN GTs, 1954. > > 5) Which is the only F1 GP to have been *deliberately* (as opposed to > because of pile-ups etc) held over two heats? > A: AVUS, 1959 (WON BY BROOKS FROM GURNEY). > > BONUS QUESTION: What *was* Bernie doing all those "missing years"? (And

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> can damn well pay your own libel bills... :-) ) > > A: BLIMEY, WHAT A FEEBLE RESPONSE I HAD TO THIS ONE. HAVE NONE OF YOU READ > "BERNIE'S GAME", THEN? WELL, NO, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THERE YOU ARE... ;-) > -- > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) > The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,

really" - > Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Stephen Smith wrote on 06 Dec 2000: >David, > >In re: Q2, March took so long to get going that the joke at the time was >that it was an acronym for Much Advertised Racing Car Hoax. Heh. Now make one out of Andrea Moda (as if you need to!) >I've got one for you: What was the Jigger Sirois Award? Was? As far as I'm aware it still *is* given by the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (who, I notice, don't make their directory publicly available - I'll stick to Autosport's) to the driver, organisation etc who has the greatest "hard-luck" story at Indy, Roberto Guerrero being the most recent recipient. That good enough for you? >P.S. Love the Raymond Mays quote! It's (as you may know) from his foreword to C.A.N. May's classic 1946 book, "Shelsley Walsh" (that title must have taken ages to think up) - my copy's not in a very good state, but I still treasure it. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

David! You win the race, prize, trophy, and retire the championship. A tip of the Hatlo hat to you! --Steve David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Stephen Smith wrote on 06 Dec 2000: > > >David, > > > >In re: Q2, March took so long to get going that the joke at the time was > >that it was an acronym for Much Advertised Racing Car Hoax. > > Heh. Now make one out of Andrea Moda (as if you need to!) > > >I've got one for you: What was the Jigger Sirois Award? > > Was? As far as I'm aware it still *is* given by the American Auto Racing > Writers & Broadcasters Association (who, I notice, don't make their > directory publicly available - I'll stick to Autosport's) to the driver, > organisation etc who has the greatest "hard-luck" story at Indy, Roberto > Guerrero being the most recent recipient. > > That good enough for you? > > >P.S. Love the Raymond Mays quote! > > It's (as you may know) from his foreword to C.A.N. May's classic 1946

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> "Shelsley Walsh" (that title must have taken ages to think up) - my copy's > not in a very good state, but I still treasure it. > > -- > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) > The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,

really" - > Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Stephen Smith wrote on 07 Dec 2000: >David! > >You win the race, prize, trophy, and retire the championship. A tip of >the Hatlo hat to you! Well, not all my own work to be honest. Mr Google had quite a hand in it... -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.