Who am I?

[rogered]

Oooh, this looks like fun but between historians par excellence M Clark and D McKinney do we mere mortal aged enthusiasts stand a chance!

kinda what went though my mind when Micheal sujested it was "my turn".
but still thinking of a question

[pallmall]

DJMcD.......it's easy when you know the answer. I'm sure you could think up an obscure question that would stump these two 'brains trust'.......eg..... Question........ Formula 1 driver uttered this gem...'Some of these drivers think their mirrors are for shaving'. Who is/was he?......maybe the brains trust can answer that one!!

Sounds like an Alan Jones one liner.

[David McKinney]

Or Frank Gardner

[bry3500]

I've read that somewhere else on this forum...Jody Scheckter

[AMCO72]

bry3500.....you are too smart for your own good!!!!!!

[AMCO72]

OK bry3500, this one to my knowledge has not been posted on here. Clue....think Indianapolis 500.. Who said.....'You know there are two things that I pride myself on....two things I do know. One of them is what a good engine sounds like, and the other is what a good looking lady looks like!..........Legends, and that is enough clues for smart alecs.

[Oldfart]

Sounds a bit like Denny really!

[thunder427]

.....so who was it that, after spearing off the track in his F1,told the Press Vultures that the cause of the sudden stop against the outside wall on right hander....."throttle jamed"!!!!.....which had his 'pit crew' scratching Thier respective heads,......as he walked back into the team pit some time later....."don't worry looking for the jamed throttle,it was brain failure"!!!!!! .......regards thunder427/MJ.........Quest/one.

[bry3500]

OK bry3500, this one to my knowledge has not been posted on here. Clue....think Indianapolis 500.. Who said.....'You know there are two things that I pride myself on....two things I do know. One of them is what a good engine sounds like, and the other is what a good looking lady looks like!..........Legends, and that is enough clues for smart alecs.

hmmm legends? AJ Foyt ?

[nigel watts]

OK bry3500, this one to my knowledge has not been posted on here. Clue....think Indianapolis 500.. Who said.....'You know there are two things that I pride myself on....two things I do know. One of them is what a good engine sounds like, and the other is what a good looking lady looks like!..........Legends, and that is enough clues for smart alecs.

I'm going to have a guess - Mario Andretti

[AMCO72]

Ok you turkeys....another clue......Indianapolis 500 plus others ......NOT a driver but part of a team.

[pallmall]

George Bignotti.

[bry3500]

Fred Offenhauser

[thunder427]

.....Andy Gratinalli/STP.......?

[AMCO72]

Getting close....right era.

[bry3500]

I'll keep stabbing in the dark ..J.C.Agajanian..um, Parnelli jones

[bry3500]

Penske

[thunder427]

.......Graham Hill...........

[pallmall]

AJ Watson

[thunder427]

...whom was aledged to have walked up to Rod Coppins, at The Lady Wigram Friday practice, shook his hand and said,"By God,you're a better man than I am,Gunga Din"!!!!!!...Rod having just set the fastest time down the back straight in the Zephyr/Corvette,with the 8 stacks sticking out of the bonnet........................thunder427/MJ......Quest/two