KopTalk.com Forums Growler's rant moan rumble 'n' grumble thread.

I bloody care.
I've followed most motor sport disciplines both on and off the track, spectating, marshalling and competing all my life, and feel very very passionate about the sport.
Probably more interested in it than footie tbh....just.

Only played footie fairly seriously once, goalie, and absolutely SHYTE beyond belief, chortle ....losing 8-0 by half time , so i was taken off, but I competed regularly in motor sport up until 2005 with reasonable success on an amateur level.

Yeah it stinks. I can't see this just being coincidence myself but surely Merc wouldn't be so stupid to manipulate it? It'll also be a travesty for someone who is no where near good enough for a drivers championship to win it.

Lets just hope that nob head Shedden doesn't win the BTC today now!

I like a bit of motorsport. Not too fussed by Formula 1 as it's too sterile and too political as is being shown by this 'title race'! We need them all in the same car with same power etc. and then we'll see who the real drivers are.

How did you get on marshalling? I've always fancied giving it a go.

Find you local motor club, join and then get involved.
Failing that, join the British Marshal Club's Association ( I think it's called), and get involved in motor sport marshalling all over the UK and abroad, including F1 and WRC events too.
You see them in their orange gear at every race everywhere.

I did, and still do, all my marshalling via motor club invites. Just forest rallying for me though.
Hopefully be doing a bit down at Sweet Lamb mid wales on the WRC later this month. Starts at my home town /city Chester this year too, yay!!

You can come up and marshal with me on the Grizedale stages t'other side of Windermere on Saturday the 26th November if you want. Dead relaxed, beautiful surroundings, forest brekky cooking and see a bit of motorsport too!.
This'll be my 20th consecutive year on this event now.
Absolute doddle. Nowt to it apart from shouting at the odd knob to GET OFF THE TRACK.

Obviously you take your car in with you, so you've got all yer gear at hand,no entry fees, and quite often get a goody bag with some nosh in it etc.

Did 2 F1'sback in the 90's.
Silverstone and Donnington Park for the European GP.

I was a pit lane marshal at the last one, and got sprayed in the face with champagne by the GREAT Ayrton Senna who won.
I was one of about 8 of us directly under the podium holding a rope to stop the press getting too near.
I looked up directly at him, opened my mouth wide with a grin, he saw me, and directed the bubbly straight down at me! FANbloodyTASTIC!!
That was an absolutely top class moment for me.

All nicely summed up by one news reel observer in the comments section, and I quote...........

All the evidence points to sabotage by an individual(s) with access to his Hamilton's machinery possibly a rogue mechanic. Tampering of this kind is not unknown in motorsport; loosening a nut or clamp, puncturing a cable or hose will not be detected immediately but will eventually lead to sudden catastrophic damage making it difficult to identify the cause hence all the head scratching. There are eight Mercedes engines used by four teams - why does only his keep failing. It is not Mercedes the team or management but an individual or individuals with an agenda. I'm a Lewis fan but going racing without his dad or close relation to watch his back is a bad decision and this season he is paying the price

"Lewis Hamilton says the pain of his Malaysia GP blow-out is 'indescribable' with his Mercedes team adamant their driver has been the victim of nothing worse than bad luck."

Of course, of course.
Nowt slightly suspicious YET again is there ey?

SOMEbody amongst the many employees at merc, has defo got it in for him.
I'm absolutely convinced of this now.