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Title: R.I.P Stirling Moss
Post by: vinnyb on 12 April 2020, 11:26:30 am

 OK so I know he wasn't a motorcycle racer but still a sad loss. A legend from an era when Grand Prix racing was worth watching albeit extremely dangerous.

Title: Re: R.I.P Stirling Moss
Post by: acid drop on 12 April 2020, 06:06:04 pm

  A Legend in his own lifetime,  R.I.P

Title: Re: R.I.P Stirling Moss
Post by: coffee on 18 April 2020, 12:23:53 pm

When he did the Mille Miglia, a 1000mile race across italy his co driver,a journo Denis Jenkinson devised a way of mapping the course on toilet roll! as the race went on he was shouting at Stirling what was coming next as he unravelled the paper, Stirling had total faith in what Denis was shouting and said in his book that he never doubted Denis's instructions and when he screamed "flat" at certain times his heart was in his mouth because a lot of the time he couldn't see the exit!! He not only won the race he did it in a time much faster than anyone had before and beat drivers who new the course and had raced it for years!! unbelievable.