Quootjes van elders bevestigen enerzijds mijn indruk, anderzijds heb ik toch weer wat gemist (Alfa 512, De Tomaso 308, de GP-auto's uit 1908, de CanAm Shadow - damn!):Dutch schreef:Klinkt misschien blasé, maar het FoS heb ik nu wel gezien. (Of eigenlijk: op af en toe een enkele auto na heb ik de auto's wel gezien die daar verschijnen.) En met de huidige Lewismania lijkt 't me ook geen erg rustige bedoening meer. Was 't erg druk dit jaar?
I've been getting increasingly disenchanted with the FoS over the last few years, mainly (as others have said) due to the crowds and lack of previously-unseen cars. I did feel that this year's event was better in both respects - I certainly wasn't expecting to see the Alfa 512, and the assembly of 1908 Grand Prix racers was amazing.
Maar beschouw 't inderdaad maar als de verwende opmerkingen van ouwe l*llen (waartoe ik mezelf inmiddels ook reken). Elk jaar neem ik toch weer mijn hoed af voor de verrichtingen van Lord March. Die man is een held.The trouble is that we have become so accustomed now to this type of event, as pioneered by Lord March, being something that we could not have dreamed about 20 years ago that some of us have become blasé about it. But, personally, I have to say that I find it less enchanting than I used to - I suppose I'm not a big fan of the hype and adulation that surrounds the modern personalities and strands like the "Top Gear" supercars. Bring me my pipe and slippers!
Verder veel schitterende foto's hier, in hetzelfde draadje waar ik ook bovenstaande quotes vandaan heb:
http://forums.autosport.com/showthread. ... adid=98654
En deze is ook wel humor:
As a Revivalist, I was thrilled to see that the theme this year was Hawthorn to Hamilton - celebrating 50 years of British motor sport. Picture of JMH on cover of programme, so read avidly. Soon found the article on Hawthorn but searched everywhere for anything about Hamilton, le Mans '53, '54, '55 or '56; nothing about C-types or D-types, much less the Talbot Lago or HWMs. Baffled.
Turns out it's some bloke called Lewis!
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