RE: Revealed: Mansell's Le Mans Car With PH Stickers
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xr287 said:
Calm down lads he's only a racing driver. His sons havn't exactly been on fire when it comes to pace so not sure how it's going to fair in results either.
Utter bEdited by xr287 on Wednesday 2nd June 20:28
ks. That's like saying the Porsche 912 is "just a car". Mansell, OBE:
F1 world champion
CART champion (american's idea of world champion).
The only person ever to hold both titles simultaneously.
On top of that, he was a hero to pretty much every child of the 80's, and an inspration to mustache's accross the world.
Go on Nige!! 
Exactly... Mansell was a hero to us kids in the 80's! He was not only respected for his achievements but he was also extremely down to earth and approachable.
I remember his Williams F1 exhibition day at Brands Hatch as if it were yesterday. After his fast demo laps he did a load of doughnuts on the track burning huge amounts of rubber. Then afterwards we went down onto the track itself and around the pits. It was pretty amazing as a little kid standing next to Nige and his Williams
It's well worth reading his autobiography as well. It's a great story of his personal battles
I remember his Williams F1 exhibition day at Brands Hatch as if it were yesterday. After his fast demo laps he did a load of doughnuts on the track burning huge amounts of rubber. Then afterwards we went down onto the track itself and around the pits. It was pretty amazing as a little kid standing next to Nige and his Williams
It's well worth reading his autobiography as well. It's a great story of his personal battles
Atomic Gibbon said:
xr287 said:
Calm down lads he's only a racing driver. His sons havn't exactly been on fire when it comes to pace so not sure how it's going to fair in results either.
Utter bEdited by xr287 on Wednesday 2nd June 20:28
ks. That's like saying the Porsche 912 is "just a car". Mansell, OBE:
F1 world champion
CART champion (american's idea of world champion).
The only person ever to hold both titles simultaneously.
On top of that, he was a hero to pretty much every child of the 80's, and an inspration to mustache's accross the world.
Go on Nige!! Awesome in F1 I agree
For me, like many visiting PH, Mansell was a true inspiration in many ways. An average bloke from an average background putting everything on the line (like mortgaging his and his wife's home) for a final attempt at getting attention as a worthy driver. Getting the call (from Chapman) to drive for Lotus from a hospital bed after a near fatal crash. You couldn't make this up and sound believable.
Mansell is a very real living legend and to top it all a really nice bloke with no edge at all.
Tons of nostalgia, of course, formative years and all that. But also historical
fact.
On a good day the fastest, ballsiest driver in the world. There were plenty of very good days...
Mansell is a very real living legend and to top it all a really nice bloke with no edge at all.
Tons of nostalgia, of course, formative years and all that. But also historical
fact.
On a good day the fastest, ballsiest driver in the world. There were plenty of very good days...
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