Mosley Years - looking for links
Mosley Years - looking for links
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Derek Smith

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49,748 posts

277 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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I'm after links to articles on-line regarding the Molsey years and, if possible, articles on the last few days of J M Balestre. I've got some of my own of course but if you have any which you found interesting and enlightening then I'd be extremely grateful if you could send them through to me.

I'd prefer PM (my email is rveight - at - btinternet.com).

I'm going to put a page aside on my website for the use of all and sundry.

rev-erend

21,619 posts

313 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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Are you writing a book Derek ?

Derek Smith

Original Poster:

49,748 posts

277 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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rev-erend said:
Are you writing a book Derek ?
I thought about it but I haven't sufficient insurance.

My son is a journalist working for ITN and when F1 becomes of interest to non-specialist media he often phones for a briefing about the specific item. It has got to the stage where I prepare one for him with sources and references (and the occasional prejudiced but unevidenced comment that he refuses to include).

The stuff that comes on the 'line' is very brief and it is apparent that many outlets follow what others have said with little or no critical assessment or checking of sources or veracity so you often get an inaccuracy repeated and it eventually becomes accepted fact.

What I want to do is produce a reference on-line that those wishing to write an in-depth article, or even a short factual one, can refer to.

I know many people consider that journos have limited desire to be accurate but the reverse is in fact the norm. So my idea was just to create a database of links with summaries of content so that if any journo wants to do the job properly, all they have to do is log on and chase the story.

The truth is not out there – yet.

andyps

7,819 posts

311 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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Not quite online, but one source which may be useful if someone has it is the DVD version of Motorsport magazine which is available for the 80's and 90's - there must have been quite a bit of coverage there. If I come across anything online I will let you know.

Derek Smith

Original Poster:

49,748 posts

277 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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andyps said:
Not quite online, but one source which may be useful if someone has it is the DVD version of Motorsport magazine which is available for the 80's and 90's - there must have been quite a bit of coverage there. If I come across anything online I will let you know.
Thanks, mate.

35secToNuvolari

1,016 posts

232 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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What's the range of years you want? I have an interview between bishop and mosely from '04 that could be transcribed.

35secToNuvolari

1,016 posts

232 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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I don't want to appear presumptuous by making suggestions as you probably already have scoured many sites, but I found this telling little piece by searching grandprix.com

http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00001.html

and this

http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00080.html

Edited by 35secToNuvolari on Wednesday 20th May 21:19

flemke

23,493 posts

266 months

Wednesday 20th May 2009
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This is a pretty good one, from earlier in this thread:

http://cache.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=1...


Also, you've got the George Carmen deathbed revelation article, right?

http://tmp.grandprixgames.org/read.php?3,41044

Derek Smith

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49,748 posts

277 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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Thanks for the links, gents. Please don't feel that the bleedin' obvious is inappropriate. Domn't forget that I might have a different link to the same subject and mine might be less authoratative.

Derek

skinny

5,269 posts

264 months

Thursday 21st May 2009
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i found these little bits today. they involve mosely but i was looking more into the incredibly twisted accounts of F1. the first one has a paragraph or two about him and Balestre - the others just make for very interesting reading - not that i'm clever enough by half to understand it all (except to know that bernie is a twisted genius)

http://www.germancarzone.com/formula-1/23524-fia-c...

https://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2000/jul/23...
http://www.teamdan.com/archive/2005/2005_articles....
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/3/4179...