Your ultimate motor sport fantasy 'dinner party'.
Discussion
A classic question, but I don't think it's been done on here before and I thought it might provide some distraction from the FIA/FOTA and Honda stuff. Guests can be from any period, still with us or not.
For the sake of argument, let's say that whoever you 'invite' will not give you any of the BS they give to The Media, toe no lines so to speak. Also, let's add the caveat that the historical chaps are up to date on what's going on in motor sport at the moment.
You get 8 guests. These are mine, although I suspect they will change by the time this thread has run its course!
Ayrton Senna
Michael Schumacher
Juan Manuel Fangio
Colin McRae
Travis Pastrana
John Surtees
Gordon Murray
Ron Dennis
ETA: Could a mod please sort out the title. I'm getting sloppy. Must try harder.
For the sake of argument, let's say that whoever you 'invite' will not give you any of the BS they give to The Media, toe no lines so to speak. Also, let's add the caveat that the historical chaps are up to date on what's going on in motor sport at the moment.
You get 8 guests. These are mine, although I suspect they will change by the time this thread has run its course!
Ayrton Senna
Michael Schumacher
Juan Manuel Fangio
Colin McRae
Travis Pastrana
John Surtees
Gordon Murray
Ron Dennis
ETA: Could a mod please sort out the title. I'm getting sloppy. Must try harder.
Edited by MrKipling43 on Sunday 21st December 18:08
MrKipling43 said:
A classic question, but I don't think it's been done on here before and I thought it might provide some distraction from the FIA/FOTA and Honda stuff. Guests can be from any period, still with us or not.
For the sake of argument, let's say that whoever you 'invite' will not give you any of the BS they give to The Media, toe no lines so to speak. Also, let's add the caveat that the historical chaps are up to date on what's going on in motor sport at the moment.
You get 8 guests. These are mine, although I suspect they will change by the time this thread has run its course!
Ayrton Senna
Michael Schumacher
Juan Manuel Fangio
Colin McRae
Travis Pastrana
John Surtees
Gordon Murray
Ron Dennis
I think I'd dump Pastrana and Surtees and have have James Hunt and Stirling Moss instead. Apart from that, it's be great to hear some of the stories these guys must know but can't reveal. Cool idea though!For the sake of argument, let's say that whoever you 'invite' will not give you any of the BS they give to The Media, toe no lines so to speak. Also, let's add the caveat that the historical chaps are up to date on what's going on in motor sport at the moment.
You get 8 guests. These are mine, although I suspect they will change by the time this thread has run its course!
Ayrton Senna
Michael Schumacher
Juan Manuel Fangio
Colin McRae
Travis Pastrana
John Surtees
Gordon Murray
Ron Dennis
Great idea for a thread MrK.
Mine would be:
Colin Chapman - To talk about how he came up with so many revolutionary ideas.
Gilles Villenuve - Just because he is the fastest person to drive a racing car ever.
Ron Dennis - To find out more about him and I've read that he is very funny 'off camera'.
Gordon Murray - To hear him talk with Colin about design etc.
John Surtees - For a privateers view of F1 in the day.
Gerhard Berger - For the stories that could never be published!
Tazio Nuvolari - For the memories from his time.
Gerry Marshall - Don't think I need to justify this choice!
Mine would be:
Colin Chapman - To talk about how he came up with so many revolutionary ideas.
Gilles Villenuve - Just because he is the fastest person to drive a racing car ever.
Ron Dennis - To find out more about him and I've read that he is very funny 'off camera'.
Gordon Murray - To hear him talk with Colin about design etc.
John Surtees - For a privateers view of F1 in the day.
Gerhard Berger - For the stories that could never be published!
Tazio Nuvolari - For the memories from his time.
Gerry Marshall - Don't think I need to justify this choice!
Gilles Villeneuve - my ultimate F1 hero
Keke Rosberg - my 'post Villeneuve' favourite
Mika Hakkinen - to find out how good it was to beat Schuey!
Jean Alesi - a man who appeared to have a true passion for F1, and the #27 Ferrari...
Valentino Rossi - God on 2 wheels, handy on 4
Ari Vatenen - Escorts, Mantas, Group B Peugeots; what's not to talk about?
Graham & Damon Hill - would be fascinating to see them compare notes
Damn, is that 8 already? I'll have to have another dinner party for all the others I've thought of...
As already said, great thread!
Keke Rosberg - my 'post Villeneuve' favourite
Mika Hakkinen - to find out how good it was to beat Schuey!
Jean Alesi - a man who appeared to have a true passion for F1, and the #27 Ferrari...
Valentino Rossi - God on 2 wheels, handy on 4
Ari Vatenen - Escorts, Mantas, Group B Peugeots; what's not to talk about?
Graham & Damon Hill - would be fascinating to see them compare notes
Damn, is that 8 already? I'll have to have another dinner party for all the others I've thought of...
As already said, great thread!
Trackside said:
mmm-five said:
Sabine Schmitz
Fiona Leggate
Katherine Legge
Christine Surer
Katherine Teasdale
Danica Patrick
Liz Halliday
Susi Stoddart
Who is Katherine Teasdale?Fiona Leggate
Katherine Legge
Christine Surer
Katherine Teasdale
Danica Patrick
Liz Halliday
Susi Stoddart
I'm assuming that should I ever get all of these ladies to come to dinner at the same time, that I should also have worked out how to get them here while they were in the peak of their physical condition
Edited by mmm-five on Sunday 21st December 22:12
skeggysteve said:
Gordon Murray - To hear him talk with Colin about design etc.
That's a great one!Kinky said:
I corrected the thread title for you 
Thank you very much!Oh and since we're explaining choices...
Ayrton Senna - Ayrton Senna.
Michael Schumacher - by records the greatest driver ever by miles and miles, would love to hear him talking with Fangio and Senna.
Juan Manuel Fangio - the original.
Colin McRae - The most committed driver ever? One of my childhood heroes - Manx '92, when I was 10.
Travis Pastrana - A great all-rounder, and risk taker. I'd be interested to see what Fangio would think of backflips on a motorbike!
John Surtees - the only man to be a bike and car world champ.
Gordon Murray - Hero of mine.
Ron Dennis - I'd learn a lot about F1!
Edited by MrKipling43 on Sunday 21st December 22:25
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