YoungWillz 21,037 Posted October 3, 2021 Report of the death of Alan Grahame, British Speedway rider prolific in the 1970s and 1980s, aged 67: 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracer18 34 Posted October 3, 2021 NASCAR legend John Wes Townley has passed away at age 31 after a shooting. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted October 4, 2021 13 hours ago, dirtracer18 said: NASCAR legend John Wes Townley has passed away at age 31 after a shooting. Not dissing the level of tragedy here but..."legend" rich kid sustained by solid family sponsorship who won one significant race. If you set the "legend" bar any lower the track marshals will qualify! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 5, 2021 On 03/10/2021 at 15:24, dirtracer18 said: NASCAR legend John Wes Townley has passed away at age 31 after a shooting. ‘A shooting’ ?!??? How about some basic details like: “Former NASCAR driver, 31, fatally shot after attacking ex-wife with hatchet” for fuxsake. https://www.today.com/news/former-nascar-driver-john-wes-townley-killed-georgia-shooting-t232933 Reminds me of the joke with the punchline ‘don’t bring a knife to a gunfight’ SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted October 5, 2021 "Shoot Out the Lights" was playing in the background... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracer18 34 Posted October 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Sir Creep said: fatally shot after attacking ex-wife with hatchet dude fucked around and found out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted October 17, 2021 NASCAR racing and commentary legend "Gentleman" Ned Jarrett is 89 years old now and is looking very frail nowadays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted October 27, 2021 Former short circuit motorcycle road racer Paul Smart, who won the Imola 200 in 1972 and raced in the Grand Prix in the 350cc and 250cc classes, died at 78 years: https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/paul-smart-has-died 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted October 27, 2021 52 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: Former short circuit motorcycle road racer Paul Smart, who won the Imola 200 in 1972 and raced in the Grand Prix in the 350cc and 250cc classes, died at 78 years: https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/paul-smart-has-died His son Scott also raced 250ccGPs about 20 years ago. I think he was also Brother in law of former DL hit Barry Sheene. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 1, 2021 On 27/10/2021 at 22:48, One shot Paddy said: His son Scott also raced 250ccGPs about 20 years ago. I think he was also Brother in law of former DL hit Barry Sheene. The Barry Sheene BL bit, is true - https://www.downsmail.co.uk/news_sport/News/LATEST_Motorcycling_legend_Paul_Smart_dies_in_crash/?fbclid=IwAR0Ms1y-d7C0y3ISEcRbgiJiyjnx4WzWJiyHy0BW_PiCvIXX7sYfQk34GKA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,715 Posted November 7, 2021 Sir Jackie Stewart yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted November 7, 2021 Seems to be in good nick for a man of 82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,387 Posted November 7, 2021 30 minutes ago, arghton said: Sir Jackie Stewart yesterday. Yes, he looked very well presenting Valtteri Bottas with a 70th Anniversary Fangio helmet. He did however say it was the 50th anniversary which, by The Old Crem’s standards, means he has dementia and about 20 minutes to live. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, arghton said: Sir Jackie Stewart yesterday. Is he Scottish by any chance. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted November 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, TQR said: Yes, he looked very well presenting Valtteri Bottas with a 70th Anniversary Fangio helmet. He did however say it was the 50th anniversary which, by The Old Crem’s standards, means he has dementia and about 20 minutes to live. No, by Old Crem standards, he has terminal brain cancer (as any mistake is surely cancer) and has 20 minutes to live. It's always cancer with The Old Crem. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted November 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Redrumours said: Is he Scottish by any chance. Jackie Stewart - claimed to be apolitical during the Independence Referendum, then suddenly came over all pro-Brexit a few years later. Lives in Switzerland. Not every fucker in tartan is Scottish (sure, you've had a wedding in your area in the last 20 years? Ha!). Given his age and presence, I'm going to say he'll identify as British. Odd character. And why doesn't he have a thread of his own? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,387 Posted November 7, 2021 46 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: No, by Old Crem standards, he has terminal brain cancer (as any mistake is surely cancer) and has 20 minutes to live. It's always cancer with The Old Crem. True. Should change his name to The Old Chemo. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,137 Posted November 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, TQR said: True. Should change his name to The Old Chemo. @Paul Bearer @Death Impends Please make this happen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted November 7, 2021 @The Old Crem, what does "old crem" even mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted November 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said: @The Old Crem, what does "old crem" even mean? Crematory I alway thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Jackie Stewart - claimed to be apolitical during the Independence Referendum, then suddenly came over all pro-Brexit a few years later. Lives in Switzerland. Not every fucker in tartan is Scottish (sure, you've had a wedding in your area in the last 20 years? Ha!). Given his age and presence, I'm going to say he'll identify as British. Odd character. And why doesn't he have a thread of his own? Probably because he's pretty healthy and won't likely be troubling the DL for a good few years yet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted November 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Probably because he's pretty healthy and won't likely be troubling the DL for a good few years yet Probably what Astro and Andy Barker thought. We seem to chat about him on a fairly regular basis, and bury mentions of him in the larger thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,170 Posted November 7, 2021 5 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Probably what Astro and Andy Barker thought. We seem to chat about him on a fairly regular basis, and bury mentions of him in the larger thread. He's a very rare beast being a top F1 driver from the late 60s and early 70s still in decent nick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,387 Posted November 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, Deathrace said: He's a very rare beast being a top F1 driver from the late 60s and early 70s still in decent nick. He’s the only F1 World Champion from the 60s still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted November 7, 2021 6 hours ago, drol said: Crematory I alway thought. Correct. It’s the Nickname of one I’ve visited more than once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
