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10 Jun 2011, 06:30
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Sir Stirling Moss to hang up helmet?
On BBC sport news and widely reported this morning on internet.
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10 Jun 2011, 06:48
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To be honest I didnt think Moss really raced that much these days anyway?
They make it sound on the radio as if he was almost busy!!
Last few times I have seen him he was just doing demo runs and the like. But I guess he just wont be doing that sort of thig anymore, he always was clever with the PR Mr Moss!!
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10 Jun 2011, 06:49
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Sad, but sensible.
Thanks for the memories Sir Stirling!
(chunder - he races at several historic meetings a year. Silverstone and Le Mans included. Not anymore.)
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10 Jun 2011, 07:52
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Kev spoke to him yesterday and he said he was pretty laid back about it. He is 81 after all said and done. Still my motor racing hero.
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10 Jun 2011, 08:10
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Its about time really, seeing him lap as slowly as me at Goodwood sort of suggests he may be past his prime! and its not as if he has anything to prove on track.
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10 Jun 2011, 08:17
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Exactly, and he was still pretty quick until a few years ago. I remember a lovely drive from the back half of the grid to (I think) 4th in a 250F, in the wet, at Goodwood Revival a few years back, but he has undoubtedly slowed in recent years, and understandably so.
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10 Jun 2011, 08:35
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Yup.
Finally the end of an era. He said something like "when I start holding others up I'll stop." I gather that was the gist of his interview on RLM yesterday.
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10 Jun 2011, 09:07
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Stirling has given much more to motorsport than just his driving skills . It is true that his PR has kept him in focus since he gave up as a top-line professional after his Goodwood accident , but , since then , his contributions have had a profound influence on the way younger drivers have developed . He was their hero and they sought to emulate him . Present day F1 "heroes" would do well to take a leaf from his book and project themselves to their followers as well as Stirling does . A Knight in more ways than one !
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10 Jun 2011, 10:48
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Very sad news indeed - my family and I have received great pleasure from his outings at the Classic over the last few years.
The man was and continues to be a class act, both in and out of the car.
As MB correctly summarised - legend.
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10 Jun 2011, 17:19
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He was due to race his expensive RS61 in Legends race.It had just completed a total rebuild specifically for Le Mans Race
Must have changed his mind and decided to bring actual date forward.
Good he gets out now.Will still have a part to play at Goodwood.
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10 Jun 2011, 18:05
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He was interviewed on RLM and said he was scared and getting in the way. Good decision and must have taken a decent bit of courage. Glad I was there in the early Revival meetings to see him driving fast.
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10 Jun 2011, 18:24
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5 Live this morning said the decision was made in the pit lane.
Sir Stirling has done more than be an ambassador within the sport. He's such a good advert for the sport as a whole. He does us more good than a thousand spoilt brats mouthing off that it's cos he's black. Thank you, Stirling, I'm sure you'll continue to be a great ambassador even in retirement.
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10 Jun 2011, 19:24
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Why bring the Hamilton thing into this.
The lad was being a smart arse but not very well and certainly not way it was portrayed in the press.
Stirling was a man of his times and acted like a good Middle Class boy in public ,from the fifty's with a liking for money.
Hamilton is a council house boy from noughties and that's the way it is.Don't confuse the two.He is understood by younger generation
Moss has done great things for Motor Sport and obviously one of the greatest drivers of his or any other era.Hamilton is one of top three drivers today and only the historians will be able to make the judgement about his place in the sport.
Make it about Sir Stirling!
He's the one who quit yesterday.
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10 Jun 2011, 21:01
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Quote:
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Why bring the Hamilton thing into this.
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JT put it much better than I could 
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11 Jun 2011, 03:58
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Totally agree John,absolutely no comparison between the two. Greatest respect to Stirling for the decision he's made,but there's still plenty for him to do for motorsport. It's been a privilege to have seen him at the various stage's during his long career,Thank You Stirling for the best years in motor sport.
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