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Old 6 Feb 2006, 21:30 (Ref:1516886)   #1
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Nick names in motorsport
Just for a bit of light hearted fun who has what nick names and why,as in the Ovals race world everybody seems to have one.
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Old 6 Feb 2006, 21:44 (Ref:1516898)   #2
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Old 6 Feb 2006, 22:09 (Ref:1516910)   #3
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I guess one of the best I know is: Harald "Nippel" Grohs.
Sounds even strange in German.
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Old 6 Feb 2006, 22:34 (Ref:1516920)   #4
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Tiff Needell used to be Tuff Noodle to his friends
sure that wasn't just a kiwi trying to pronunce his name?
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Old 7 Feb 2006, 18:26 (Ref:1517419)   #5
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Old 7 Feb 2006, 20:36 (Ref:1517492)   #6
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Just for a bit of light hearted fun who has what nick names and why,as in the Ovals race world everybody seems to have one.
Are you talking about us clubbies or proper racing drivers?
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Old 7 Feb 2006, 20:38 (Ref:1517495)   #7
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Wasnt Rod called "Hotrodbirley" once? Wonder why he dropped the "hot"?
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Old 7 Feb 2006, 20:39 (Ref:1517497)   #8
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I mean us clubbie's ,and heh we are all proper race drivers.
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Old 7 Feb 2006, 20:41 (Ref:1517499)   #9
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I think Rod did ovals once, was that "Hot Rods"?
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Old 8 Feb 2006, 08:23 (Ref:1517845)   #10
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Yes he did I remember doing the Brands Oval and he was there showing off a brand new Talbot HotRod as I recollect.
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Old 8 Feb 2006, 08:49 (Ref:1517867)   #11
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This is a bit dodgy, I know loads, but the owners could be reading this. This should be a safe one from the seventies. When I was racing sidecars there was a guy called Brian Mark competing from the same town as me who always had the story of how he was about to move up a place when the chequered came out. He came to be known as Brian "one more lap" Mark.
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Old 12 Feb 2006, 01:20 (Ref:1520646)   #12
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I remember in the 'old days' at Silverstone during the Esso Formula Ford races ( 2 heats & a final !!) that some of the drivers had nick-names.

The commentator at the time Peter Scott-Russell (correct me if I'm wrong) used various names for drivers.

Rick Morris was "The Old Fox" as he saw off the young hotshoes in his SDC Builders backed car.

And there was John 'Butcher' Booth & John 'Brolly' Booth - didn't one of them found Manor Motorsport?

And down at Brands there were 2 drivers called Tim Jones so one of them became Tim 'East Grinstead' Jones. Wasn't one of them commentator Brian Jones' son?

Perhaps the place to revive nick-names is the one circuit championships such as at Castle Combe where the regular drivers return year on year. How about Matt "Nick-name Tech" Rivett for starters?
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Old 12 Feb 2006, 17:27 (Ref:1521062)   #13
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Allan McNish was known as 'squish' at least upto 99-2000 or so.
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Old 13 Feb 2006, 23:35 (Ref:1522208)   #14
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I used to be called Farmer John, because I was always ploughing the infield.
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 00:17 (Ref:1522223)   #15
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 08:05 (Ref:1522342)   #16
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IAnd there was John 'Butcher' Booth & John 'Brolly' Booth - didn't one of them found Manor Motorsport?

And down at Brands there were 2 drivers called Tim Jones so one of them became Tim 'East Grinstead' Jones. Wasn't one of them commentator Brian Jones' son?
John 'Butcher' Booth founded Manor Motorsport.

I brought my first racing car (F750) from Tim 'East Grinstead" Jones. Yes the other Tim Jones was Brians son.
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 08:35 (Ref:1522366)   #17
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Wasn't good old Gerry Marshall responsible for a lot of his fellow saloon car racers nick names?
I'm thinking of Randy Mouse, Gillian All-Askew-Thomas and Strawberry. Plus, wasn't he responsible for christening Graham Scarborough - 'Skid'?
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 17:59 (Ref:1522783)   #18
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Wasn't the lady racing driver Susan Tucker Peake kinown as something far to libelous to mention on this forum ? Susan ****** Pig ?
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 18:08 (Ref:1522793)   #19
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James Hunt was known as "Hunt the Shunt" for obvious reasons from his F3 days.
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 19:28 (Ref:1522845)   #20
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And his F1 days.

not forgetting Andrea de Crasheris
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 19:40 (Ref:1522852)   #21
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Or Rob "Oil" Compton.....
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Wasn't the lady racing driver Susan Tucker Peake known as something far to libelous to mention on this forum ? Susan ****** Pig ?
I thought it was Susan Pukka Teats...
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Old 14 Feb 2006, 20:14 (Ref:1522871)   #23
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When Andy Wallace raced in FF and F3 at Silverstone we "on the bank" renamed him Andy "Wallache" to give him a more glamerous name against the Brazilians that dominated at the time
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Or Rob "Oil" Compton.....
Here kitty kitty kitty.....

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Surely it should be "Slick".
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Very good thread
"Well, well, well, here comes Tim Jones. I wonder if he could be any relation to, well, me, ladies and gentlemen..."
Direct quote, Brian Jones, circa 1986...

Smokin Jo Winkelhock?
Isn't Simon Harrison's known as Hamster...?
Isn't Paul O'Neill known as Owy (something to do with a scouse accent) and also called Moxie (From Aufedersien Pet...)...?
MG racer Sideshow Bob?
Barry Sideways Smith?
And isn't there a guy who races at Snett called Ray Singh...?
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