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Offline romephius

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #45 on: December 13, 2007, 11:05:53 PM »
100% Correct...... your turn

Rom  :good:
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Offline cosworth151

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #46 on: December 14, 2007, 04:49:21 PM »
Old guy question:

Ferrari was one of the last F1 teams to use disc brakes. Enzo didn't like them because the major disc brake manufacturers were British. The first time they used discs was on Mike Hawthorn's D246 at the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix at Oporto.

Question: Where did the Ferrari team get the Dunlop discs that they put on Hawthorn's car?

Cos
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Offline Steven Roy

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #47 on: December 14, 2007, 06:27:39 PM »
From Dunlop??

The only thing I know about the early days of discs is that they were first used on the Jaguar D-Type.  So based on complete ignorance I will say that if they didn't come from Dunlop they came from Jaguar.
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Offline cosworth151

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #48 on: December 14, 2007, 06:36:07 PM »
Not from Jag. :nono:

This is one of those legendary stories from early F1. In fact, I had to check to be sure it was true, and not just legend.
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Offline Chameleon

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #49 on: December 15, 2007, 07:33:17 PM »
Easy.  Ron Dennis was an apprentice mechanic in the Cooper team at the time - Enzo engaged him in conversation while Carlo Chiti stole the discs from his back pocket.  Ron was sure that this was what happened but couldn't prove it and so waited fifty years to get his own back.  :D
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Offline Alianora La Canta

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #50 on: December 16, 2007, 01:24:54 PM »
 :DD Clive explains everything about the Ferrari/McLaren feud in one easy paragraph...
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Offline Steven Roy

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #51 on: December 16, 2007, 03:43:03 PM »
I can't believe that I have never heard this story.  I also don't for a second believe that it is true.   :stop:

Ron was born on June 1st 1947 so he would have been 10 or 11 at the time. :DD
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Offline Chameleon

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #52 on: December 17, 2007, 02:18:48 PM »
He was very old for his age.   8)
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Offline cosworth151

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #53 on: December 17, 2007, 03:32:19 PM »
Here's a clue:

They got them off of a car right there in the Ferrari F1 compound.

Who's was it and why did it have the Dunlop discs? :D
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Offline Dare

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #54 on: December 17, 2007, 03:41:45 PM »
a wild guess off Hawthorns Jag
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Offline Dare

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #55 on: December 19, 2007, 03:51:24 AM »
Quote from: dare on December 17, 2007, 03:41:45 PM
a wild guess off Hawthorns Jag


Is this the right answer Cos?
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Offline cosworth151

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #56 on: December 19, 2007, 03:50:30 PM »
Neither Hawthorn nor Jag, but you're very close.
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Offline Steven Roy

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #57 on: December 19, 2007, 08:44:27 PM »
Peter Collins' Mercedes.

Blind guess
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Offline cosworth151

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #58 on: December 20, 2007, 03:33:04 PM »
Right guy :good:

Wrong car :nono:
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Offline Dare

Re: F1 Quiz
« Reply #59 on: December 21, 2007, 02:43:13 AM »
Collins personal Ferrari


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