Racing With The Hamiltons
07 March 2012, 11:15 AM
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Racing With The Hamiltons
Anyone else watch this last night.
What a guy Nic Hamilton is, came accross as such a nice person, and done so well to overcome his disability.
Very moving aswell chatting to the kids at Scope.
Well worth a watch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._Driving_Seat/
What a guy Nic Hamilton is, came accross as such a nice person, and done so well to overcome his disability.
Very moving aswell chatting to the kids at Scope.
Well worth a watch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._Driving_Seat/
07 March 2012, 11:27 AM
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Yeah, I saw it. I enjoyed it.
I thought the Hamilton family had come from a wealthier background, don't know why but I assumed they had always had money but it showed that Anthony and his wife worked bloody hard to give Lewis a chance and it all paid off.
I thought the Hamilton family had come from a wealthier background, don't know why but I assumed they had always had money but it showed that Anthony and his wife worked bloody hard to give Lewis a chance and it all paid off.
07 March 2012, 01:02 PM
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Watched the last 3/4. Did I hear a comment that said he had never driven a car before stepping into the Clio at the start of the 2011 season? If so that was great. I know the Clio Cup fields are like 30 - 40 cars in a race so finishing top 20 is a good going IMHO regardless of only just starting to drive.
Good on Nic for showing that a disability can't stop you.
Good on Nic for showing that a disability can't stop you.
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07 March 2012, 01:16 PM
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Fair play to Nic Hamilton. Life has dealt him a bit of a sh1tty hand but he came across as a really decent guy and very deserving of a great opportunity to do some racing.
07 March 2012, 06:46 PM
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Going to play the controversial card here 
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
07 March 2012, 07:00 PM
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he came across as a nice normal young man even though he has been in the mad f1 world for past few years due to his dad and brother.hope he does well in clio cup and hopefully onto btcc.shows what you can do with a bit of determination
07 March 2012, 07:32 PM
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Going to play the controversial card here
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
You are right what you are saying though I would have watched the programme as it concerned motor racing.
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07 March 2012, 07:50 PM
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Going to play the controversial card here
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
07 March 2012, 10:20 PM
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Going to play the controversial card here
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Or any sponsorship?
Or followed by TV?
07 March 2012, 10:52 PM
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I must admit I chuckled about the sponsors. Most of the others had stuff like "Franks DIY" and "Bobs sausages" and Nic Hamilton had Vodafone, Reebok, Tag Heuer and Hugo Boss. I wonder where I've seen those sponsors before 
08 March 2012, 10:13 AM
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How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
08 March 2012, 10:54 AM
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watched it last i thoroughly enjoyed it, my concern is.... say he has a bad crash which results in a fire.He's not going to be able to get out as quick as he'd like?
08 March 2012, 01:33 PM
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Got around to watching it last night. Must admit I didnt realise he had such problems walking around.
Fair play to anyone racing for the first time when your up against people who have been driving since they were knee high.
His dad was hard ball about doing well or packing him off to Uni or to get a job and the next minute he's like I will give him another year. £70k for once of those clios - ouch!!
Fair play to anyone racing for the first time when your up against people who have been driving since they were knee high.
His dad was hard ball about doing well or packing him off to Uni or to get a job and the next minute he's like I will give him another year. £70k for once of those clios - ouch!!
08 March 2012, 02:20 PM
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I am full of admiration for his attitude to life and the fact he just wont let his disability beat him. He has always supported his brother 100% and I am delighted that he has the chance to have a go at it himself. They must be a very close family I reckon.
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08 March 2012, 03:04 PM
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I think they are and I think that's part of the reason Lewis didn't do so well last season in F1, because he didn't have his dad there to support him.
08 March 2012, 03:51 PM
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Going to play the controversial card here
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Fair play to the bloke, he did well, that off into the tyre wall looked bloody hard !!!
BUT!
How would the show, have panned out / come across if he was "John Doe" a disabled drived from "Acrington Stanley"??
Would we have watched it? Would the media have been out in force when he first stepped onto the grid?
If his brother had been "Dave" a lorry driver, would there have been so many people supporting and following him?
Mart
Probably not, but accrington Stanley is a football team......
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