Hamish Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Spotted this Mike Hawthorn Le Mans video with on board filming and commentary just look at the kit !! then realise the roads are open to all traffic Edited June 16, 2022 by Hamish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 WoW! Thanks, Hamish! Post that on TSSC? Someone there was asking the other day, did they really need a helmet for the parade laps! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Sorry John don’t frequent the TSSC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Interesting to compare with my videos of various 'track laps' I have done over the years at the Classic. Of course, the Mulsanne straight has a great kink in it now but otherwise very similar except for the surrounding terrain. Now there is very much more woodland around the circuit. That contrasts with Hamish's father's films of English tracks where they are now much more open. Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 18 hours ago, Hamish said: Sorry John don’t frequent the TSSC. May I, please, giving you a credit? I won't be parading - I'm going to CLM in the TRansit - and anyway, the last time I did, it was so crowded with mimsers that it wasn't worth it. But lots are and they need to know what it's really like! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted June 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 3 hours ago, john.r.davies said: May I, please, giving you a credit? I won't be parading - I'm going to CLM in the TRansit - and anyway, the last time I did, it was so crowded with mimsers that it wasn't worth it. But lots are and they need to know what it's really like! John John yes share away no need for credit as it’s not mine and the YouTube channel where it originates will get more “hits” so good all round. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) It was Club Triumph, but anyway, posted! John And now I see you had been there already! Edited June 17, 2022 by john.r.davies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 "mimsers"??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Gosh, I'm amazed! "Mimser" is almost a Googleplex, in that it almost doesn't appear on a Google search. I fact, it only gets 5000 hits, most of which cheat by being sites that will find a Scrabble word from the letters in mimser. But it has been used, on the Honest John site, where it is correctly defined as "a slow, unaware, obstructive driver", and the claim made that it was coined by no less than Bill Boddy of MotorSport magazine. https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=68443 It has a good etymological background - 'mimsy" - which is no doubt were Lewis Carroll got his " All mimsy were the borogoves; And the mome raths outgrabe" (Jabberwocky) You are welcome to use it, Tim! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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