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Venom
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Go Russ!!!

Do they let you drive sometimes man?
The trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
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Scuderia_Russ
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Joined: 17 Jan 2004, 22:24
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Venom wrote: Do they let you drive sometimes man?
TBH I haven't asked :lol:
"Whether you think you can or can't, either way you are right."
-Henry Ford-
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NickT
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Man, I am so happy for you, excellent news and thanks for the update 8)

Now go and get yourself some time in karts and have someone take you to the Silverstone Race School so that you are ready if there is ever the slightest chance to drive one of these babies, even if its only installation laps it would be mega cool.

I only raced formula ford and had a morning testing FF2000 and that was fantastic - OMG that was 15 years ago :shock: Can only dream what it is like to be around these fantastic machines 8)

Keep up the good work Scuderia_Russ, but also the updates

Cheers
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manchild
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I guess you never leave the garage :wink:
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Carlos
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" Russ " ---It may encourage your interest in turning a steering wheel as well as a wrench---Graham Hill--- started his career as a mechanic for Lotus---and went on to be a Pilot---You have the " Right Stuff " , " Look " in that photo with you in the cockpit---Russ you are living the dreams of all your brothers---I wish you every, every sucess---please post as often as possible---

Admiring Regards Carlos
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saam
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Not that i know you that well, but from what i have seen on here... WELL DONE DUDE

and goodluck 8)
Always FERRARI


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Ciro Pabón
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Carlos wrote:" Russ " ---It may encourage your interest in turning a steering wheel as well as a wrench---Graham Hill--- started his career as a mechanic for Lotus---and went on to be a Pilot---...
Not only Graham Hill. The racer king of engineering must be Mr. Rudolf Uhlenhaut. You can read about him at Dennis David wonderful site on GP history.

Mr. Uhlenhaut testing the Mercedes W25, rated at 450 HP, too "soft" for his taste. He developed the modern configuration of superchargers after his first testings and gave to the world the W125, with a more "hard" 650 HP engine.

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I confess I love to drive loaders, bulldozers and motor graders! :oops: This is a privilege of the top engineer that nobody can take away. :wink:
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manchild
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Ciro, I think you should switch to mining industry :lol:

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sorry for this :oops:

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Ciro Pabón
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manchild wrote:Ciro, I think you should switch to mining industry :lol:
MC, I work in the road industry. We have mines: we call them quarries. Motor graders and loaders (and the first diesel bulldozers) were developed for road construction, believe it or not. They, later, were used in mines. :)

Anyway, I was just making the point that Russ, once he works for five or ten years, can handle the machinery he is working with, and leave the garage for a ride once in a while. This is the best part of his work.

It is also the one of the best parts of my work: I have driven many times a Caterpillar like this one, and rode (not driven) a lot in a mining truck. You have to feel it to understand, I think. They may be not as fast as Russ's cars, but they are as powerful and beautiful.

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DaveKillens
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Manchild, some people drive HumVees or large trucks. Is that yellow truck Ciro's personal transportation? :roll:

Scuderia, hmm, Adrian Newey lives the good life, and I remember watching him throw a GT40 around the track at a vintage race.
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Tom
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then you might be sad to hear he destroyed the GT40 at the classic Le Mans race earlier this year
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m3_lover
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DaveKillens wrote:Manchild, some people drive HumVees or large trucks. Is that yellow truck Ciro's personal transportation? :roll:

Scuderia, hmm, Adrian Newey lives the good life, and I remember watching him throw a GT40 around the track at a vintage race.
I think in the last month he smashed that GT40 at a race sad to say :cry:
Simon: Nils? You can close in now. Nils?
John McClane: [on the guard's phone] Attention! Attention! Nils is dead! I repeat, Nils is dead, ----head. So's his pal, and those four guys from the East German All-Stars, your boys at the bank? They're gonna be a little late.
Simon: [on the phone] John... in the back of the truck you're driving, there's $13 billon dollars worth in gold bullion. I wonder would a deal be out of the question?
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Tom
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How's it going for you Russ?

I went to Brunel Uni for an open day on Monday for the Motorsport Engineering course, its a huge place and the people there were very friendly, they showed me the Formula Student cars and other machines they'd built, it was great but I need higher grades than I thought.
I'm hoping to see Swansea at some time, but I'm off to Ulster first so Ciao.
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Scuderia_Russ
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Tom wrote:How's it going for you Russ?

I went to Brunel Uni for an open day on Monday for the Motorsport Engineering course, its a huge place and the people there were very friendly, they showed me the Formula Student cars and other machines they'd built, it was great but I need higher grades than I thought.
I'm hoping to see Swansea at some time, but I'm off to Ulster first so Ciao.
Good thanks mate. Working for Adrian Coles 2.0ltr Formula Renault team this weekend as they support the B.T.C.C. for the last race of the season.
Will try and get lots of pictures.
Whay do you want to do at Uni, learn to engineer drivers?
"Whether you think you can or can't, either way you are right."
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monkeyboy1976
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Great stuff Russ. Well done mate. :D
It's great to hear about one of the members of this little community doing the business in the racing world. Keep at it and the only way is up!
There is nothing like seeing something you have a big involvement in winning a race. Even more so when it's on TV!
As a matter of fact, my wife and I have just bought a house in Market Harborough which isn't far from Kettering. I guess you are in the ideal place there, between Corby (Rockingham) and Silverstone (albeit closer to Corby).
Will you also be going to Rockingham with testing etc?
I'm hoping to go at some point seeing as it is so near.
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