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  1. Hate to dampen the excitement, but from what I've been reading on Twitter and the BBC's report, I'm not convinced it's actually on the estate itself. Or, if it's on estate land, it's a considerable distance from the house

     

    Having said that, that doesn't mean Phil or another batty old toff didn't suddenly decide to take a long walk in the woods at 3 in the morning last night and never came back...


  2. Quite odd that it has come so soon into the event...

     

    Still quite a few ex-F1 oldies around:

     

    Paul Pietsch (100) - the oldest surviving F1 driver (and only survivor of the very first season, I believe) and also founder of Auto Motor und Sport, the German motorsport magazine

     

    Robert Manzon (94) - French driver with 2 podium finishes in the 1950s

     

    Jose Froilan Gonzalez (89) - the man who took Ferrari's first F1 win in 1951

     

    Roy Salvadori (89) - drove for Cooper and Aston Martin amongst others in the late 50s and early 60s; also won Le Mans in 1959

     

    Carroll Shelby (88) - won Le Mans with Salvadori; famous for his eponymous car company

     

    Jack Brabham (85) - oldest living former champion; suffers with kidney disease and is also deaf

     

    Hans Herrmann (83) - drove alongside Fangio in the Mercedes team in the 1950s, with 1 podium finish

     

    Stirling Moss (82) - now winding down, having officially retired from racing (again) in 2011, although still regularly appears in public. Had a serious accident at home just under 2 years ago from which he recovered

     

    Dan Gurney (80) - Americna journeyman driver of the 1960s, the man Jim Clark supposedly feared the most

     

    Tony Brooks (79) - former Ferrari and Vanwall driver, winner of 6 F1 GPs

     

    Nino Vaccarella (78) - another Le Mans winner (1962) and Ferrari factory driver

     

    John Surtees (77) - only world champion on 2 and 4 wheels; lost his son 2 years ago but remains active in motorsport; recent campaign for him to get a knighthood failed to get him on the New Years Honours List

     

    I'd also throw in Murray Walker, who's now 88 sounding very old these days, and Frank Williams, who's 70 this year and has now almost completely stepped back from the team that bears his name, along with Patrick Head (65) who announced his effective retirement this week


  3. Indeed, but ALS can be erratic. He also had a suspected heart attack in 2009. Plus if he does go, as you say, he's worth a few points

     

    It's a shame. I saw him play for the Boks against New Zealand in the 99 World Cup. Great player. Seems like a cursed squad too. Apparently Andre Venter from the same side has suffered with a spinal condition for over 5 years (and could well have been the better pick, had I known about it before I submitted), and Ruben Kruger died of brain cancer in 2010


  4. Hi. Long time lurker (for about 4 years, I believe). Decided to take the plunge at last by joining here and entering DDP:

     

    Abdelbaset al-Megrahi

    Muhammed Ali

    Stefano Borgonovo

    Jack Brabham

    Frank Carson

    Hugo Chavez

    Liz Dawn

    Clarissa Dickson Wright

    Aretha Franklin

    Robin Gibb (joker)

    Geoffrey Hughes

    Etta James

    Wojciech Jaruzelski

    Robert Mugabe

    Terry Pratchett

    Joseph Ratzinger

    Margaret Thatcher

    Joost van der Westhuizen

    Sid Waddell

    Andy Williams

     

    Not really hoping for any uniques there - maybe Brabham or Dickson Wright, although they came up last year. Safety first...

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