TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 9/5/07 at 06:00 AM |
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Colin Chapman & Jim Clark
While looking for info on Jim Clark i noticed that Colin Chapman was born on this day May 9th 1928. I hope everybody reading this knows who he is.
Linky to Colin Chapman
Also i was in Northumberland for the weekend and went to the Jim Clark room in Duns. When i told people at work almost all of them had never heard of
him Is it just my work or do a lot of people not know what a racing legend he is. Linky to Jim
Clark
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Macbeast
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| posted on 9/5/07 at 06:41 AM |
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I live about 200 yards from the old Lotus works in Hornsey, north London. A group of us are trying to set up a Chapman museum on the original site.
See www.colinchapmanmuseum.org.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/5/07 at 09:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSEWhen i told people at work almost all of them had never heard of him
Philistines!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 9/5/07 at 12:13 PM |
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Jim Clark was born not far from me up the A92 at Kilmany House Farm, Fife. His statue is at Fodleash not far from the Junction with the A92.
I have often used this spot to stop and eat lunch and think about my car.
Not visited Duns yet however I will when we get the seven done.
We could do a breakfast run for sevens doing all the motoring museums and land marks. 
[Edited on 9-5-07 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 9/5/07 at 12:18 PM |
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RK
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| posted on 10/5/07 at 12:35 AM |
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Some English guy wasn't he?
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 11/5/07 at 10:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RK
Some English guy wasn't he?
Colin Chapman was English and designed a car called the lotus 7!!!!
Jim Clark was Scottish and was a driving genius. He was the first British person to win the indy 500!!
Did you notice that he just became British and not Scottish
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