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10-03-17, 05:05 PM
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RIP John Surtees
Still the only man to have won a formula one championship and a motorcycle GP championship(or several actually)
Met him at Mallory park many years ago.A true legend.
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10-03-17, 05:58 PM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
Aye, A lovely bloke who will be missed by many.
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10-03-17, 09:00 PM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
Yes, no-one will ever again win the premier class on bikes and in cars. What's more, he did it in an era when racing truly was dicing with death.
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11-03-17, 08:11 AM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
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11-03-17, 09:57 AM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
Rip, but i think he should have been knighted for his achievements?
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11-03-17, 11:16 AM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
Bikers dont get knighted.Or can anyone think of an exception?
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11-03-17, 11:23 AM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
Nope, none
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11-03-17, 12:20 PM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
A great talent gone and in the interviews I've seen over the years a genuine bloke.
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11-03-17, 06:30 PM
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Re: RIP John Surtees
John Surtees got CBE and Joey Dunlop OBE and MBE but no knighthoods, those are restricted to 'respectable' people. John was a gentleman but obviously chose the wrong sport to excel in. If he had been a golfer, jockey or tennis player, run a failed bank (or even slipped Blair a few quid) he would have got a knighthood.
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