Racing legend's

[scott_shot]

Just sitting watching a documentary on my all time hero the late Colin Mcrae its absolutely epic, i thought i knew a lot about him but there is so much more lol, eg at 18 he in his 1st Scottish rally championship he came 9th overall, that was driving the slowest car in the bottom class, a little 2wd vhaxhaul nova, and in his 3rd championship he won in a ford sierra cosworth still 2wd, beating 4wd scoobys, evos and a 4wd metro (cant remember model but that mental thing lol) Which actually got banned next season for being too powerful

Anyway thinking who's your idols? and whats there story?
Interested to know especially with alot of you being all over the world

 

[OzFab]

No doubt, & I think all the Aussies will agree, Peter Brock! Apparently, he was a pig of a man but, as far as racing goes, he was known as "Peter Perfect" & "the king of the mountain" having won the Bathurst 1000 (the biggest race in Australia) a record 9 times (6 of them consecutively). The closest anyone has come to that is 7. His protege, Craig Lowndes, has 5 under his belt.

He died doing what he loved; racing his Daytona Coupe it the Targa West race. He skidded off the road into a tree & was killed instantly on 8 September 2006.

The Bathurst 1000 trophy is now known as the "Peter Brock Trophy".

 

[jamyers]

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I think modern drivers don't hold a candle to the drivers before the 1970's, back when the driver was alone in a race car with far more power than brakes, tires, suspension, or steering, and safety meant goggles and gloves. Oh, and a sense of sportsmanship.

Carbon-fiber brakes? Paddle-shifted clutchless trannys? Spotters aroynd the track relaying info via radio? A different tire for every day of the week? HANS devices and impact-absorbing walls? Gigantic egos? Pffft!!! Gimme an old-fashioned guy who could take an ill-handling, overpowered, non-aerodynamic, hulk of a machine and make it set records at Le Mans any day...

I vote:

Graham Hill - the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport — the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One World Championship (that one twice!)

Or Sterling Moss - won the epic 1955 Mille Miglia in record time of 10 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds, half hour ahead of the 2nd-place finisher. Plus, his good sportsmanship cost him the 1958 Formula 1 World Championship, when he defended a competitor against a penalty.

Or Juan Manuel Fangio, who started racing (and winning) at 39and was the oldest driver in many of his races. He won five Formula One Championships with four different teams (itself a record), back when cars and tracks had Zero safety features.

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[scott_shot]

No doubt, & I think all the Aussies will agree, Peter Brock! Apparently, he was a pig of a man but, as far as racing goes, he was known as "Peter Perfect" & "the king of the mountain" having won the Bathurst 1000 (the biggest race in Australia) a record 9 times (6 of them consecutively). The closest anyone has come to that is 7. His protege, Craig Lowndes, has 5 under his belt.

He died doing what he loved; racing his Daytona Coupe it the Targa West race. He skidded off the road into a tree & was killed instantly on 8 September 2006.

The Bathurst 1000 trophy is now known as the "Peter Brock Trophy".

I will defonatly get onto the youtube and check him out, with a record like that he must be a ledgend to have a trophy named after him, and as australians are serious when it comes to motorsport i know he'l be good

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I think modern drivers don't hold a candle to the drivers before the 1970's, back when the driver was alone in a race car with far more power than brakes, tires, suspension, or steering, and safety meant goggles and gloves. Oh, and a sense of sportsmanship.

Carbon-fiber brakes? Paddle-shifted clutchless trannys? Spotters aroynd the track relaying info via radio? A different tire for every day of the week? HANS devices and impact-absorbing walls? Gigantic egos? Pffft!!! Gimme an old-fashioned guy who could take an ill-handling, overpowered, non-aerodynamic, hulk of a machine and make it set records at Le Mans any day...

I vote:

Graham Hill - the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport — the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One World Championship (that one twice!)

Or Sterling Moss - won the epic 1955 Mille Miglia in record time of 10 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds, half hour ahead of the 2nd-place finisher. Plus, his good sportsmanship cost him the 1958 Formula 1 World Championship, when he defended a competitor against a penalty.

Or Juan Manuel Fangio, who started racing (and winning) at 39and was the oldest driver in many of his races. He won five Formula One Championships with four different teams (itself a record), back when cars and tracks had Zero safety features.

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Jamyers I totally and whole heartily agree with what you are getting at, Sir Sterling moss is 100% the greatest F1 drivers of all time in my opinion, and after his big crash he still raced just as hard I remember a great uncle of mine showing me his races on tape when i was a kid, At the time it was just a car race but undoubtedly opened my eyes to F1.

Again Group B Rally back when you could have a Peugeot 205 with 2 turbos and no abs Was a sight i would give my left nut to see in the flesh

Do you not think Colin would have won the WRC in the group B Days? Somthing i found out today was that Colin was riding bikes before Rally and became Scottish champ for age class in 12 weeks of getting on a bike.
After WRC he wen on too DAKAR where he came 3rd in his one and only DAKAR. I think that sums him up and is why im proud he's a true Scott

 

[jandj]

I remember when I was a pup hearing my Dad say "That Foyt kid is one tough SOB. He's gonna win the 500 someday". Anyone who impressed Pop was the guy I was going to root for, so for me it's Supertex.

 

[falcon52]

Therea are quite a few drivers that I believe are worthy of recognition. To me, it's all about being a good driver everywhere. Not just in a million dollar F-(whatever number you want) car, but also in a nascar, truck, or dirt modified, sprint car etc.. There are several drivers in the nascar circuit alone that can wheel anything you throw at them. Jeff Gordon (as much as I hate to say it) Tony Stewart, Kasey Khane, as well as many others I know that most of you most likely do not all have a place on the legendary wall with me. My favorite however, Emil Bennett... My grandpa.

 

[OzFab]

I heard a few days ago that Casey Stoner (retiring MotoGP legend) will be driving V8 supercars next year.
http://au.eurosport.com/motorsports/stoner-set-to-make-v8-supercars-debut_sto3598095/story.shtml

My very first thought was "it'll be like Wayne Gardner all over again"

 

[crazyman]

and a 4wd metro

Subaru Justy?

 

[FatCat]

I remember when I was a pup hearing my Dad say "That Foyt kid is one tough SOB. He's gonna win the 500 someday". Anyone who impressed Pop was the guy I was going to root for, so for me it's Supertex.

A.J. Foyt. A friend of mines dad was on his pit crew of his indy car for several seasons. He was the guy who held the fire extinguisher.

Other legends in my opinion. I also believe the way a person conducts themselves to the fans and the way they promote their sport also makes them a legend. lots of people have raw talent. Ill add as I think of more.
Ricky Carmichael "GOAT"(Greatest Of All Time)
"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
Richard Petty "The King"
Ivan "The Iron Man" Stewart
Walker Evans
Travis Pastrana
John Force
Mickey Thompson