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11 Sep 2003, 15:48 (Ref:715231)
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alcohol
just a passing thought & a silly one at that, but can BTCC drivers drink on race weekends & do they get tested for alcohol levels?
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11 Sep 2003, 16:53 (Ref:715287)
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they drink the champagne dont they
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11 Sep 2003, 17:30 (Ref:715341)
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Is it real "champagne" though...??
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11 Sep 2003, 17:51 (Ref:715372)
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It's real enough.
I believe the MSA treats alcohol in the same way it would any other drug or stimulant, but I don't know of any recent cases of anyone being tested. It's certainly not unknown for drivers to down the odd beer or two on a Saturday night prior to a race. BTW in theory you could also be stopped from racing if you'd had too many cans of Red Bull. |
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11 Sep 2003, 17:57 (Ref:715382)
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Well the DTM doesn't appear to be strict, I saw Jeroen Bleekemolen have a cold one or two befor ehte race at Donington.
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11 Sep 2003, 19:14 (Ref:715490)
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11 Sep 2003, 19:41 (Ref:715525)
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They do test. And you can get up to a five year ban if your over the limit.
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11 Sep 2003, 19:43 (Ref:715528)
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Did Jason Plato illegally win the 2001 BTCC then? He was always going about with that Red Bull drinks bottle.....
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11 Sep 2003, 20:14 (Ref:715572)
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I heard two cans of red bull will get you done for doping in athletics, so if the same criteria apply then.... well you know the rest!
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I thought that rule only applied for High Jump ?
Red Bull gives you WINGS!! 
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11 Sep 2003, 20:33 (Ref:715600)
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12 Sep 2003, 00:02 (Ref:715751)
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Quite right 'sceptic' ... JP had a Personal Trainer who promoted drinking plenty of water.
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15 Sep 2003, 16:11 (Ref:719686)
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Red Bull... alcohol?
Having an Irish wife and knowing lots of Irish people, I've always been a bit dubious that colin Turkington's illness owing to food poisoning that deprived him of his poll start at Mondello last year was quite the truth.... |
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16 Sep 2003, 15:24 (Ref:720862)
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It was the dodgy Mondello Park water supply in the paddock.
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16 Sep 2003, 15:29 (Ref:720866)
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Yes, of course it was...
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17 Sep 2003, 11:25 (Ref:721676)
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Craig - I think you're being a bit unfair to cast doubt on a drivers professionalism
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17 Sep 2003, 12:36 (Ref:721773)
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The bloke celebrated, nothing wrong with that... overdid a bit.
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