On 3/31/23 09:59, Sir Tim wrote:
> Further to our discussion about the pool I see that quoted odds are:
>
> Max Verstappen -250
> Sergio Perez 4-1
> Fernando Alonso 8-1
> Charles Leclerc 20-1
> Lewis Hamilton 25-1
> George Russell 33-1
> Carlos Sainz 40-1
snip
>
> I take the -250 to mean that a stake of 250 wins 100
>
> The last time I bet on a motor race was at Brands Hatch when Ladbroke
had a
> tent there. I made a modest investment on Roger Williamson to win the F3
> race. Roger duly obliged and my winnings
> paid for beer for the rest of the weekend.
>

Good for you and your bet.
Yeah,, I'm not seeing where anything in the current betting odds
that tempts me.

You sent me on a trip of memory: Youtube of that race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxnPsTdg9MU
Roger Williamson wins Formula 3 in Silverstone Circuit 1972
and that got me thinking of my old Elden, turns out it raced there 1973.

and other memories, took me to:
https://www.eldenracing.com/history/the-cars/mk-9-formula-3/
and
https://www.eldenracing.com/history/the-cars/mk-12-formula-3/

Photos also remind me of another strong memory,
now I'm not large, but boy those English drivers around
1972 sure did have small feet!

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/31/23 09:59, Sir Tim wrote:
>> Further to our discussion about the pool I see that quoted odds are:
>>
>> Max Verstappen -250
>> Sergio Perez 4-1
>> Fernando Alonso 8-1
>> Charles Leclerc 20-1
>> Lewis Hamilton 25-1
>> George Russell 33-1
>> Carlos Sainz 40-1
> snip
>>
>> I take the -250 to mean that a stake of 250 wins 100
>>
>> The last time I bet on a motor race was at Brands Hatch when Ladbroke
> had a
>> tent there. I made a modest investment on Roger Williamson to win the F3
>> race. Roger duly obliged and my winnings
>> paid for beer for the rest of the weekend.
>>
>
> Good for you and your bet.
> Yeah,, I'm not seeing where anything in the current betting odds
> that tempts me.
>
> You sent me on a trip of memory: Youtube of that race:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxnPsTdg9MU
> Roger Williamson wins Formula 3 in Silverstone Circuit 1972
> and that got me thinking of my old Elden, turns out it raced there 1973.
>
> and other memories, took me to:
> https://www.eldenracing.com/history/the-cars/mk-9-formula-3/
> and
> https://www.eldenracing.com/history/the-cars/mk-12-formula-3/
>
> Photos also remind me of another strong memory,
> now I'm not large, but boy those English drivers around
> 1972 sure did have small feet!
>
Thanks for that, a great reminder of how exciting F3 was at that time.

I see that Andy Sutcliffe drove an Elden. I well remember stopping in the
middle of the night to help retrieve his trailer, complete with F3 car,
from a ditch somewhere in France on the way to Monaco. Sadly Andy died
recently.

--
Sir Tim

Sir Tim <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> I see that Andy Sutcliffe drove an Elden. I well remember stopping in the
> middle of the night to help retrieve his trailer, complete with F3 car,
> from a ditch somewhere in France on the way to Monaco. Sadly Andy died
> recently.
>
No so recently actually - 2015 (aged 68).

--
Sir Tim