Nige tribute video
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Just uploaded, should anyone want to watch what overtaking was once like in F1 while waiting for China to kick-off... and why I became a fan. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBOWgOynKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBOWgOynKE
Thanks for that ~ Old Red 5 knew how to overtake and them some ~ also one of the best "sellers of dummies" in F1 for half a century. Plenty of examples in that footage. Cannot think of any driver who was so spectacular and effective at it on so many occasions. Nothing that good since.
king-actly........where did you ever see Senna pull moves like this...Excellent 
Even the tifosi called him el lione (lion heart) and continued to support him AFTER he finished racing for Ferrari.
This is good too final 3 laps Monaco 1992 where Nige can almost read the serial number off Senna's diff
Even the tifosi called him el lione (lion heart) and continued to support him AFTER he finished racing for Ferrari.
This is good too final 3 laps Monaco 1992 where Nige can almost read the serial number off Senna's diff
both Videos 1993 New Hampshire - his greatest victory in Indycars and one of the greatest wins in the history of the sport. Oval racing at its finest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm4Z-PuhPuk&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm4Z-PuhPuk&fea...
Out ovaling the oval regulars in just a few races goes to show how much Nige had reached the top of his game. Oval racing was just a race-long overtake for Nige. He was always going to succeed! 
I was going to do a drafting mastery vid of Nige which would include his Oval exploits. Just need to sort out getting the vids together... and the time! I'm not sure many of the F1 fans would appreciate the drafting and use of traffic on ovals though. It's definitely racing, just not as they will know it.
I was going to do a drafting mastery vid of Nige which would include his Oval exploits. Just need to sort out getting the vids together... and the time! I'm not sure many of the F1 fans would appreciate the drafting and use of traffic on ovals though. It's definitely racing, just not as they will know it.
Edited by mattikake on Friday 24th April 00:34
1993 Michigan 500
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jjZkTqk3Os&fea...
That got me totally hooked to ovals 220+mph, drafting
Worth remembering, as with most overseas rookies unfamiliar, was uncomfortable with ovals. Another race I remember from 1993 - Milwaukee 200, Mansell struggled to get the intricacies of oval racing ie. he was crap on restarts and couldn't get the car work in traffic with the bottom and upper lanes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jjZkTqk3Os&fea...
That got me totally hooked to ovals 220+mph, drafting
Worth remembering, as with most overseas rookies unfamiliar, was uncomfortable with ovals. Another race I remember from 1993 - Milwaukee 200, Mansell struggled to get the intricacies of oval racing ie. he was crap on restarts and couldn't get the car work in traffic with the bottom and upper lanes.
In over fifty years of watching F1, I've seen most of them in action. Nige will always be my all time favourite driver because although F1 has always been interesting to me, Mansell made it VERY interesting. His presence on the track was always accompanied by a high expectation that ...
"Anything can happen in the next few laps" ... and usually did. That has been sadly missing for far too long in F1 although, there's been a little bit of that showing in the three races so far this season ... to a much lesser extent but still, very welcome.
During the Mansell-Senna era, Nigel was the only driver visibly shown any respect on the track by the highly rated Brasilian and not without good reason...
"Anything can happen in the next few laps" ... and usually did. That has been sadly missing for far too long in F1 although, there's been a little bit of that showing in the three races so far this season ... to a much lesser extent but still, very welcome.
During the Mansell-Senna era, Nigel was the only driver visibly shown any respect on the track by the highly rated Brasilian and not without good reason...
MGJohn said:
In over fifty years of watching F1, I've seen most of them in action. Nige will always be my all time favourite driver because although F1 has always been interesting to me, Mansell made it VERY interesting. His presence on the track was always accompanied by a high expectation that ...
"Anything can happen in the next few laps" ... and usually did. That has been sadly missing for far too long in F1 although, there's been a little bit of that showing in the three races so far this season ... to a much lesser extent but still, very welcome.
During the Mansell-Senna era, Nigel was the only driver visibly shown any respect on the track by the highly rated Brasilian and not without good reason...
Blimey, something we might agree on... "Anything can happen in the next few laps" ... and usually did. That has been sadly missing for far too long in F1 although, there's been a little bit of that showing in the three races so far this season ... to a much lesser extent but still, very welcome.
During the Mansell-Senna era, Nigel was the only driver visibly shown any respect on the track by the highly rated Brasilian and not without good reason...
It was the drama with Nige though wasn't it? A boring bloke off track, but once in a race suit and anywhere near a racing car, anything could happen and often did. It was the sheer drama of everything, he couldn't even raise a trophy on the podium without maximum drama, pain, wincing and sometimes blood, indeed he often couldn't even walk to the podium and had simply perfected staggering.
And of course a very exciting driver on track. That BTCC round at Donington in the wet, not the one when he slammed into the bridge and nearly killed himself
, the next one when he crashed the car in the morning - it's one of the best motor races i have ever seen, and his skill levels were just extraordinary imo. heebeegeetee said:
MGJohn said:
In over fifty years of watching F1, I've seen most of them in action. Nige will always be my all time favourite driver because although F1 has always been interesting to me, Mansell made it VERY interesting. His presence on the track was always accompanied by a high expectation that ...
"Anything can happen in the next few laps" ... and usually did. That has been sadly missing for far too long in F1 although, there's been a little bit of that showing in the three races so far this season ... to a much lesser extent but still, very welcome.
During the Mansell-Senna era, Nigel was the only driver visibly shown any respect on the track by the highly rated Brasilian and not without good reason...
Blimey, something we might agree on... "Anything can happen in the next few laps" ... and usually did. That has been sadly missing for far too long in F1 although, there's been a little bit of that showing in the three races so far this season ... to a much lesser extent but still, very welcome.
During the Mansell-Senna era, Nigel was the only driver visibly shown any respect on the track by the highly rated Brasilian and not without good reason...
It was the drama with Nige though wasn't it? A boring bloke off track, but once in a race suit and anywhere near a racing car, anything could happen and often did. It was the sheer drama of everything, he couldn't even raise a trophy on the podium without maximum drama, pain, wincing and sometimes blood, indeed he often couldn't even walk to the podium and had simply perfected staggering.
And of course a very exciting driver on track. That BTCC round at Donington in the wet, not the one when he slammed into the bridge and nearly killed himself
, the next one when he crashed the car in the morning - it's one of the best motor races i have ever seen, and his skill levels were just extraordinary imo. Forums | General Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff