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Offline PorkPie

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Sir Stirling Moss
« on: April 12, 2020, 06:47:39 AM »
Sad news from England,

speed record holder and one of the early member of the 200 Club passed away.

Sir Stirling Moss was 90 years old

a real gentleman behind the wheel and one of the greatest formula 1 driver of all time

R.I.P.
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2020, 08:02:03 AM »
May he rest in peace.
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2020, 09:07:52 AM »
One of motor racing's greatest. That 1955 Mille Miglia drive should be made into a movie.
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2020, 09:32:18 AM »
One of a few, truly great drivers . . . . .

In his era or any other.    Regardless of the "measuring stick" used.

Godspeed, Sir, now and forever.
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2020, 10:23:10 AM »
Speed on Sir Moss, speed on!  :cheers:
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2020, 10:48:39 AM »
His bio is a great read: "All But My Life", by K. W. Purdy.
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2020, 11:32:30 AM »
One of my very first racing heroes! RIP Sir.

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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2020, 01:23:58 PM »
GodSpeed Sir... I remember you in many forms of racing

Tried to look up his 2 Club number and date to post but the members portion of the site was down.
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2020, 01:31:53 PM »
Program: 1957 245.64
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2020, 03:10:46 PM »
90 is a good number, he did well!
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2020, 03:13:58 PM »
God Speed Sir Moss

Looking up members of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club? Be sure to use the new address:

Bonneville200mphclub.com

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Bonneville 200 MPH Club
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2020, 03:27:38 PM »
Thanks Dan... that one works like new....
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2020, 06:19:58 PM »
Back to Sir Stirling...
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2020, 07:24:05 PM »
It's good to be King.  :cheers:
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Re: Sir Stirling Moss
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2020, 08:03:57 PM »
Quote from: floydjer on April 12, 2020, 09:07:52 AM
One of motor racing's greatest. That 1955 Mille Miglia drive should be made into a movie.

The 1956 German Grand Prix should be memorialized as well. The race was held on the Nurburgring, a 14.7 mile track through the Eifel Mountains. Sterling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio ran nose to tail, exchanging positions, lap after lap. It was the best race I ever saw. Here are a couple of photos that I took of that race. The great sounds and the smell of castor oil in the air!

Farewell, Stirling Moss- one of the greatest drivers of all time.
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