Monday 17th May 2010

Win A Chance To 'Meet The Mansells' At Silverstone

10 lucky PHers to be VIP guests of Beechdean Mansell Motorsport at private 'Le Mans set-up' session

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Join the Mansells at an exclusive test

With Nigel, Greg and Leo Mansell gearing up for their family assault on the Le Mans 24hrs, you'll forgive us for starting to feel a bit of 'Mansell Mania' here on PH. And if this truly awesome, exclusive and utterly epic competition doesn't get you steamed-up too, you're not the fine upstanding Englishmen (Insert Welsh/Scots/Manx as appropriate, Ed.) that we took you for...

Yes, ladies and gents, we're delighted to announce that PH has teamed up with Beechdean Mansell Motorsport to offer our lucky readers a competition with yet-another once-in-a-lifetime PH prize. The team wants 10 PHers to join them as VIP guests at their private LMP1 test session at the Silverstone Circuit on Thursday, 27th May, where all our winners will get to meet the drivers and team members, find out more about the bold Beechdean Mansell Le Mans campaign, look around the pit garage, and be offered the opportunity to ride with one the team drivers around the new Silverstone circuit - in a 500bhp Jaguar XFR super-saloon. Fever!

Get chauffered round Silverstone by XFR

The outline schedule is as follows:
08:15 - 09:00 Arrive at Silverstone for breakfast and briefing
09:00 - 10:00 Passenger laps in new Jaguar XFR with one of the team drivers
10:00 - 12:30 Watch the team's morning test session
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - Race Team photo with PH winners, Goody bags and departure

To enter this competition, simply send an email to [e-mail], with the words Beechdean Mansell in the subject line, and the following information in the email itself:

• Your name and address
• Your contact phone number (So we can tell you if you've won)
• Your age on May 27th (Verification may be asked for)
• How long you have been driving
• The car/s you drive
• A single sentence (max 150 words) saying why you deserve to win one of the 10 places on offer

Terms & Conditions:
1 - By entering this competition, participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below. 2 - Travel to and from Silverstone is not included in the prize package. 3 - The closing date for entry will be 10.00 on 21/05/10, and winners will be notified on the same day. 4 - To qualify to enter the competition you must be resident in the United Kingdom and be 18 years old or over. 5 - The prize is not transferable and cannot be substituted for a cash alternative.

[FishFace]

I remember queuing up for hours in Nottingham years ago for him to sign his autobiography. Think it was the period of time he held both the F1 and Indy championships at the same time.

[soad]

Ooh, yet another competition! Must be because of the summertime

[williamp]

Oh me me me me me (got hand up so high, supporting it with the other hand just like a 5 year old at school)!!!

150 word single sentence!!!! the PH grammar police are gonna love you!!!

[Truckosaurus]

2nd Prize: Two laps of Silverstone with Nigel Mansell.

[vintageracer01]

"Get chauffered round Silverstone by XFR"

...SIDEWAYS ?

[Stone Cold]

Ledge...............enough said

[Johnpidge]

Free moustaches??????????

[Dog Star]

Big Nige: Greatest Living Englishman

[fatboy69]

okie592 - i think your comment re mansell being an arse is way out of line.

i had many dealings with him in the 80's & early 90's as i worked for one of his personal sponsors.

nothing was too much trouble for him - if he was asked to do a personal appearance for the sponsors or his fans he would do just that.

i have photo's of him attending a motorsport evening in a cold exhibition hall one dismal, dark night in birmingham when he was driving for lotus.

did he complain? no. did he whinge that it was a pain in the arse? no. was he sullen, rude & unhelpful as many f1 drivers are now (witness the likes of raikkonen, alonso, shcumacher etc etc for examples of that) no he wasnt.

he arrived early, he was extremely polite for all those who attended the evening & stayed behind for almost 2 hours after the evening had officially finished to chat to the fans, sign autographs & have his photo taken with anyone who asked.

during his f1 & indy car career he was extremely determined, focused and driven by the will to succeed. what is wrong with that?

i dont remember prost being slagged off in the same way nigel was & nor was senna given such a hard time.

they were seen as being trying to do their best however whenever nigel was in that kind of determined mood he got slagged off for it.

even now the likes of nigel roebuck will slag him off at every available opportunity for being a whinger, a complainer etc - which is not true.

maybe you should get out to le mans next month & see what level of support he gets. i can tell you it will be huge so give him the respect that he deserves.

[predding]

I think okie and fatboy are seeing 2 sides of the same coin - surely if you are working for his sponsors, he is going to do all he can as he needs the money...

I see he keeps on wearing his Sunseeker cap so he keeps that sponsorship topped-up. No grey areas with Mansell, either you like or dislike - I could find better things to do...

[tps23]

okie592 said:

Why would anyone want to meet that bunch of idiots, my step dad used to work for him at the mansell raceway in dunkswell, and with no word of warning made him redundent, so he lost his company house and car.

having met him many times i would like to say what a arse

sorry to hear of your experience but for the rest of us....
1 less person to win the prize
i'm in, awesome prize

[qwick]

Nice first post Okie, keep up the good work. (sic)

Edited by qwick on Tuesday 18th May 15:56

[HellDiver]

okie592 said:

having met him many times i would like to say what a arse

Obviously it takes one to recognise one.

[Lost soul]

okie592 said:

Why would anyone want to meet that bunch of idiots, my step dad used to work for him at the mansell raceway in dunkswell, and with no word of warning made him redundent, so he lost his company house and car.

having met him many times i would like to say what a arse

A very good mate of mine had some business dealings with him , total up his own arse was his verdict

[torchy6]

Lost soul said:

okie592 said:

Why would anyone want to meet that bunch of idiots, my step dad used to work for him at the mansell raceway in dunkswell, and with no word of warning made him redundent, so he lost his company house and car.

having met him many times i would like to say what a arse

A very good mate of mine had some business dealings with him , total up his own arse was his verdict

Having known the man personally for many years I can concur with the sentiment, do yourself a favour and don't bother.

[HowardB]

I'd very much like the opportunity to meet him and his team and make up my own mind,..so 150 words (!?) on their way

[williamp]

So the deadline has passed, the phone stayed silent...
Well done everyone who won!!

[Fat Dog]

I WON!

It was a real treat to get to see behind the scenes of a race team, meet all the crew and drivers.

The passenger laps will stay with me for life - the adrenaline made me physically shake but I didnt feel worried for a moment...total confidence in the drivers.

But what made the day as much as anything was the PH guys and my co-winners...great bunch of guys to spend the day with and I hope our paths cross again soon...maybe w/e 12-13th June!

Would love to see any photo's you got as most of my efforts on my BlackBerry were...well, average!

James

[Garlick]

Glad you had a good time, I agree that it was a fantastic day and it was really nice to meet you all. It's always a joy to meet PH readers, you can be guaranteed that they will be nice chaps

Thanks to Beechdean Mansell for allowing us exclusive access to their shakedown session, truly a once in a lifetime opportunity, and not one that I will forget in a hurry.