who is the most famous for racing at silverstone?

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Jan 2, 2006 | 12:44 PM

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who is the most famous for racing at silverstone?

am doing a pub quiz for our car club and am doing a "name the track and driver adn match the 2 together"

so far i have steve mcqueen and le mans, sabine and nurburg and the stig and the top gear track. any ideas?

cheers

Jan 2, 2006 | 12:52 PM

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Stirling Moss & Goodwood

Jan 2, 2006 | 12:53 PM

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ahahaha! EXCELLENT! cheers!

Jan 2, 2006 | 12:55 PM

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Surely Nikki Lauder is the one for the ring?
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Jan 2, 2006 | 12:57 PM

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its an excuse to have a fit chick in the quiz pages

Jan 2, 2006 | 01:12 PM

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It has to be Mansell for Silverstone for overtaking Piquet in '87(?) - his incredible qualifying in '91 and collecting Senna after the race.

Senna will always be associated with Imola

Graham Hill & Monaco

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Jan 2, 2006 | 01:14 PM

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Surely Nikki Lauder is the one for the ring?
astraboy.

You calling him a poof?

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Jan 2, 2006 | 01:15 PM

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Oh and for the Nürburgring it should be Graf Berge von Trips, no one would be able to answer that either

Jan 2, 2006 | 01:19 PM

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Oh and for the Nürburgring it should be Graf Berge von Trips, no one would be able to answer that either

Don't you mean Wolfgang Graf Alexander Berghe von Trips who needed an extra long car to put his name on.

Anyway Fangio drive the most famous race at the Nurburgring in '57

Jan 2, 2006 | 01:20 PM

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Don't you mean Wolfgang Graf Alexander Berghe von Trips who needed an extra long car to put his name on.

Anyway Fangio drive the most famous race at the Nurburgring in '57

Yes I do but I'm not on first name terms with him

Oh, and I'll see your Fangio and raise you a Carraciola

Jan 2, 2006 | 02:14 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GaryCat

It has to be Mansell for Silverstone for overtaking Piquet in '87(?) - his incredible qualifying in '91 and collecting Senna after the race.

Senna will always be associated with Imola

Graham Hill & Monaco

I would say Senna at Monaco.

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Jan 2, 2006 | 02:24 PM

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Schumacher and Spa??

Jan 2, 2006 | 02:28 PM

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I bet no one mentions DC

Jan 2, 2006 | 02:34 PM

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Who's DC?

think i may have heard of him........ one of them also rans.........

Jan 3, 2006 | 12:02 PM

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Me!

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Jan 3, 2006 | 12:32 PM

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Mansell

Jan 3, 2006 | 12:43 PM

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Jim Clarke at Silverstone I'd say.

Jan 3, 2006 | 01:55 PM

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Quote:

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Don't you mean Wolfgang Graf Alexander Berghe von Trips who needed an extra long car to put his name on.

Which is, I guess, why they called him "Taffy".

Jan 3, 2006 | 03:08 PM

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I'll have to ask

When did Steve McQueen actually race at Le Mans?

Or is this just people associated with a track, not having really raced there.

Jan 3, 2006 | 03:29 PM

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From: A galaxy far far away.

http://mirrorimageorigin.collegepubl...s/ik62f3qt.jpg
He didnt actually race in real life as he was behind the camera for the actual le mans racing shots, but he drove round there for the film. He did spa 12hrs a few weeks before i think but this is a general quiz and no one would know that.

Jan 3, 2006 | 03:36 PM

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B.sheene giving K.Roberts the finger at silverstone '78 is my most car/bike fond memory of silverstone.

Jan 3, 2006 | 06:20 PM

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what about Senna's storming first lap at Donnington....

Jan 3, 2006 | 06:21 PM

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& what about poor old Johnny Herberts first win at Silverstone, if my memeory serves me rightly....

Jan 3, 2006 | 06:53 PM

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Fangio at Nurburgring
Ascari at Monza
Senna at Donington
Graham Hill at Monaco
Joey Dunlop at Isle of Man
Richard Burns at Rally GB

Jan 3, 2006 | 10:04 PM

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I'm sure this quiz will end up in a bunch of arguments. For example, I'd put Ascari at Monaco, because he was famous for putting it in the harbour after getting it wrong exiting the tunnel.