Quote Originally Posted by Trevor Sheffield View Post
Laurie Powell would have given this guy a wake up call.

The correct technique is to carefully not disclose any muscle movement heralding the drop of the flag. A skilful driver watches for this preparatory signal and immediately acts accordingly. Laurie was not inclined towards personal showmanship, knew what he was doing and was true to the business in hand. He was proud that he always presided over clean starts.

Trevor.
Very Good summary of the very popular Racer and later Starter .. Cheers ..and to Ken H - yes US = Showmanship .. can you still say that in this PC world ??