Sad. He was a hero in my youth.

Quick healing Sir sterling moss

now in his honor a vintage F1 car thread


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/hot like the american racing colors

::shakes fist at DriftingJesus::

Useless Knowledge: Moss turned down Carroll Shelby's offer of being a backup driver (effectively an honorary position) in the Ford GT40 - the only vehicle in F1 history to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Le Mans. It would've been Moss' only F1 GP victory had he joined (not to be confused with the podium finishes - F1/GP is different from F1/WC).

I quote: "Sterling Moss is possibly the most frightening sonofabiatch behind the wheel. He treats brakes like one-dime whores, only uses them when absolutely farking necessary." ~Carroll Shelby

All wanted for questioning.

/In all cereal, FSM speed, Sir Stirling Moss

Jedekai: Useless Knowledge: Moss turned down Carroll Shelby's offer of being a backup driver (effectively an honorary position) in the Ford GT40 - the only vehicle in F1 history to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Le Mans. It would've been Moss' only F1 GP victory had he joined (not to be confused with the podium finishes - F1/GP is different from F1/WC).

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There is no "F1" at Le Mans. Formula One cars are open-wheeled single-seaters. Le Mans racers are sports cars - enclosed-wheel, typically at least based on two-seaters, very different cars, and completely different racing series. Le Mans was part of the World Sportscar Championship at the time.

The Ford GT40 was usually classified as either a Group 4 Sports or Group 6 Prototype sports car, depending mainly on engine size and the particular rules in a given year.

Moss himself won several non-championship F1 races. He also won a great many world sports car championship races. Never Le Mans, though, so it would have been his only Le Mans victory.

I can't even find a citation for any of what you've said - Moss retired from racing after a horrible accident at Goodwood in 1962, and the GT40 didn't come along until 1966.

Did Charlie Whiting issue Moss a drive-through penalty for cutting some corners in during that speed record?

/Seriously though, I'm glad to see he'll recover and will hopefully be driving again relatively soon.

He is a real life hero. To have survived and thrived in that age of motor racing where the grim reaper was waiting around every corner is amazing. I hope he is better soon!

BTW LeMans ftw. Best race cars in the world.

Sir Stirling is no stranger to pain...



I met him at Sebring in '04, driving an Osca.
/riveting tale, chap!

Definitely a man's man.

/TA-DA!

My favorite Stirling Moss memory was when he was racing at the Monterey Historics a few years back and decided to divebomb the entire field going into the Andretti hairpin, and t-boning a Scarab as a result.

After that, he was only there to race significant Mercedes race cars on parade laps. I don't blame the Sir Stirling Moss though, since European historic racing is to US vintage racing what hardcore porn is to a Shannon Tweed Cinemax flick.

Get well soon, Mr. Moss.

Jedekai: ::shakes fist at DriftingJesus::

Useless Knowledge: Moss turned down Carroll Shelby's offer of being a backup driver (effectively an honorary position) in the Ford GT40 - the only vehicle in F1 history to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Le Mans. It would've been Moss' only F1 GP victory had he joined (not to be confused with the podium finishes - F1/GP is different from F1/WC).

I quote: "Sterling Moss is possibly the most frightening sonofabiatch behind the wheel. He treats brakes like one-dime whores, only uses them when absolutely farking necessary." ~Carroll Shelby

GT sports car does not equal Formula 1 car