General Sportscar Chat thread - Page 14

Breitling24 · 27 Oct 2013, 01:53 (Ref:3323466)

Talking about making a movie is a lot different than actually filming a movie.

deggis · 27 Oct 2013, 02:18 (Ref:3323469)

* in the making = project in planning

Mechanic Z · 27 Oct 2013, 04:36 (Ref:3323486)

Since Thor was James Hunt, is Captain America going to be Dan Gurney?

On a more serious note, I haven't read the book; is it fairly focused on the racing?

Mechanic Z · 27 Oct 2013, 04:40 (Ref:3323487)

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Originally Posted by GT6

Blimey mates give it a chance, i hope it gets made and will reserve judgement until i one know more about it and two actually see clips or the whole film. On the small amounts of information available some people do react negatively.

Making fun of the movie industry is just WAY too much fun!

Lagunaseca_4life · 27 Oct 2013, 05:08 (Ref:3323498)

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Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

Since Thor was James Hunt, is Captain America going to be Dan Gurney?

On a more serious note, I haven't read the book; is it fairly focused on the racing?

Oh yes.pick it up now! You will love it.as a Le Mans fan you will love it.

I was looking at it because it came up in a search for ford books then I saw it was about Le Mans and I had to pick it up. I have come to read it every year in the month leading up to Le Mans.

Mechanic Z · 27 Oct 2013, 05:19 (Ref:3323500)

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Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

Oh yes.pick it up now! You will love it.as a Le Mans fan you will love it.

I was looking at it because it came up in a search for ford books then I saw it was about Le Mans and I had to pick it up. I have come to read it every year in the month leading up to Le Mans.

My wallet's still in recovery from my trip to Petit Le Mans, but I might try my local library.

rich07 · 27 Oct 2013, 07:06 (Ref:3323513)

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Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

My wallet's still in recovery from my trip to Petit Le Mans, but I might try my local library.

Actually I found the book first in my library buy enjoyed it so much I brought my own copy

**Aysedasi** · 27 Oct 2013, 11:53 (Ref:3323617)

I paid 99p for it in my local Oxfam bookshop......

Breitling24 · 27 Oct 2013, 15:37 (Ref:3323700)

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Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

On a more serious note, I haven't read the book; is it fairly focused on the racing?

No, but there are some chili recipes.

Eat too much chili, and the title still fits.

Tim the Grey · 28 Oct 2013, 12:31 (Ref:3324215)

Well, you lot better be right! I just splashed 6 quid for it on Amazon.
Meantime, I'm not sure of Cruise playing Shelby. But at least I can see the race cars over his head...

GT6 · 28 Oct 2013, 15:54 (Ref:3324293)

And you have to remember the main criteria for driving a GT40 is you must be short and thin

Tim the Grey · 5 Nov 2013, 12:44 (Ref:3327494)

Well, THAT was £6 well spent. Paperback, but new, tuned up 2 days later, and read cover to cover in 2 days. Some good stuff in there.
I had NO idea Ken Miles felt that way in 1966, but may explain the accident a little...
I had no idea Surtees did that. But then I was just 7. And I suspect all my then friends were only interested in some football tournament...

wewantourdarbyback · 5 Nov 2013, 13:33 (Ref:3327514)

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Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

There's a very few good ones
Disney-Pixar's Cars (Cars 2 is okay, as well)

pederb · 7 Nov 2013, 01:28 (Ref:3328284)

Exciting Sounds Le Mans 1966

dxk1 · 13 Nov 2013, 17:45 (Ref:3330918)

I didn't really know a good place to post this comment so I figured it could go here as well as any where. I was reviewing many of the old ALMS races from the early 2000s posted on You-Tube and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent color commentary provided by Bill Adam. He seemed very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. Some of the lead commentators were just there making their usually snooze-inducing lead commentary but Bill was quite good and never dull. Of course it didn't hurt that he was a pretty good sportscar pilot in his own right, but it would be nice if we had some commentators today with his combination of knowledge and delivery. I know he's been very successful in recent years in racing Historics, but it would be really nice to get someone like him back in the announcers booth.

DK

**joeb** · 13 Nov 2013, 21:40 (Ref:3331006)

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Originally Posted by dxk1

I didn't really know a good place to post this comment so I figured it could go here as well as any where. I was reviewing many of the old ALMS races from the early 2000s posted on You-Tube and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent color commentary provided by Bill Adam. He seemed very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. Some of the lead commentators were just there making their usually snooze-inducing lead commentary but Bill was quite good and never dull. Of course it didn't hurt that he was a pretty good sportscar pilot in his own right, but it would be nice if we had some commentators today with his combination of knowledge and delivery. I know he's been very successful in recent years in racing Historics, but it would be really nice to get someone like him back in the announcers booth.

DK

I agree, I was watching an old IMSA race they he was commenting on and thought he did an excellent job. Of course it helped that he had driven a GTP only a year or two earlier.

vincegail · 13 Nov 2013, 22:31 (Ref:3331027)

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Originally Posted by pederb

Exciting Sounds Le Mans 1966

99.99 dollars is a bit steep for my piggy bank, but luckily someone has uploaded it completely on youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw1uBiq-ptM

Mechanic Z · 15 Nov 2013, 00:55 (Ref:3331564)

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Originally Posted by dxk1

I didn't really know a good place to post this comment so I figured it could go here as well as any where. I was reviewing many of the old ALMS races from the early 2000s posted on You-Tube and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent color commentary provided by Bill Adam. He seemed very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. Some of the lead commentators were just there making their usually snooze-inducing lead commentary but Bill was quite good and never dull. Of course it didn't hurt that he was a pretty good sportscar pilot in his own right, but it would be nice if we had some commentators today with his combination of knowledge and delivery. I know he's been very successful in recent years in racing Historics, but it would be really nice to get someone like him back in the announcers booth.

DK

He did some ALMS commentary in 2011, the ABC/ESPN2 broadcasts, if I recall correctly.

Also, isn't Shea Adam, the Radio Le Mans pit reporter at the LM24 for the past few years, a relative of his?

BullMan · 15 Nov 2013, 01:37 (Ref:3331575)

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Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

He did some ALMS commentary in 2011, the ABC/ESPN2 broadcasts, if I recall correctly.

Also, isn't Shea Adam, the Radio Le Mans pit reporter at the LM24 for the past few years, a relative of his?

Daughter.

Breitling24 · 15 Nov 2013, 16:02 (Ref:3331785)

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Originally Posted by dxk1

I didn't really know a good place to post this comment so I figured it could go here as well as any where. I was reviewing many of the old ALMS races from the early 2000s posted on You-Tube and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent color commentary provided by Bill Adam. He seemed very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. Some of the lead commentators were just there making their usually snooze-inducing lead commentary but Bill was quite good and never dull. Of course it didn't hurt that he was a pretty good sportscar pilot in his own right, but it would be nice if we had some commentators today with his combination of knowledge and delivery. I know he's been very successful in recent years in racing Historics, but it would be really nice to get someone like him back in the announcers booth.

DK

+1

jasonjessica09 · 15 Nov 2013, 17:41 (Ref:3331825)

Who would you rank as the top 5 sportscar specific broadcasters/jounralists/pundits right now? I know there's not many but I'll give you my ranking in order.

1. John Hindbaugh (voice of sportscars who eles would be #1)
2. John Dagys
3. Marshal Pruett
4. Graham Goodwin
5. Leo Parente

dxk1 · 15 Nov 2013, 17:50 (Ref:3331830)

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Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

Who would you rank as the top 5 sportscar specific broadcasters/jounralists/pundits right now? I know there's not many but I'll give you my ranking in order.

1. John Hindbaugh (voice of sportscars who eles would be #1)
2. John Dagys
3. Marshal Pruett
4. Graham Goodwin
5. Leo Parente

If you're going with just sportscars it really is Hindy and then everyone else far behind. If you allow for some bleedover from F1, good old brother Hobbs really knows his stuff and I really enjoy his commentary on the Le Mans broadcasts. He wasn't too bad behind the wheel either in his day.

DK

**Adam43** · 15 Nov 2013, 21:20 (Ref:3331915)

Any commentator that reports what happens without preconceived ideas gets my vote. They're in short supply nowadays.

See I can be as negative as the next poster

Mal · 15 Nov 2013, 22:06 (Ref:3331933)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

See I can be as negative as the next poster

Yep, we knew that

**Adam43** · 15 Nov 2013, 23:17 (Ref:3331966)

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Originally Posted by The Next Poster

Yep, we knew that

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