Advice from Old PeopleSometimes, just sometimes, old people say something worth listening to. Ok, so it's like picking the needle out of a whole haystack of mis-remembered war stories, but those gems should be celebrated.
Tell us something worthwhile an old-type person has told you.
Note, we're leaving the definition of old up to you, you smooth-skinned youngsters.
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chthonic, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 16:16)
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Next time you see noisy wee ned cars...... just think about this one.
My Dad used to be a mechanic for a Formula Ford team, back in the early 70s, and did a bit on rally cars too. Next time you see a chavmobile with a "reversed-over-a-coal-scuttle" exhaust, just heed his words: "The more noise in the paddock, the slower they are on the track".
Of course, it could be figurative, too, but it's reasonably literally true.
(, Mon 23 Jun 2008, 18:05, 4 replies)
Which team?Sorry, my dad used to race for Red Rose racing and also was involved in Formula Ford, he was a mechanic for a while too. He also raced Mini Coopers for a bit. Sadly he's not with us anymore, so I can't be more detailed.
(, Mon 23 Jun 2008, 18:38, closed)
While this is true-ishfor road cars, having been to numerous Formula 1 races, I can attest that the noisiest ones are definitely the fastest!
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 23 Jun 2008, 18:41,
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^^ impossible to tellsurely after the first ones gone past you are deaf for the remainder of the race? (ill get me coat)
(, Tue 24 Jun 2008, 10:33, closed)
Rakky:Can't remember - I know that the car was owned and driven by Graham Cuthbert from Dundee, and this was around the early 70s. Unfortunately my Dad's not around to ask any more, either.
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