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14 Sep 2002, 08:25 (Ref:380042)
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a kiwi we should not forget....
hello england,
chris amon..... a name you will still have in your memory. this man needs a revival ! he was too good to be forgotten. think back at spa 1968 in his heroic battle with the honda of john surtees. england, we have to find out his e-mail address. is there any man in the albion that can assist me ? dear Chris, we do not forget you, we are coming up ! |
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16 Sep 2002, 06:13 (Ref:381249)
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Still lives in New Zealand at the family farm, although he has reduced his day-to-day involvement recently. Also tested suspensions for Toyota for a while in the 1990's.
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16 Sep 2002, 09:58 (Ref:381394)
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I was watchin the review of 1976 on Motors TV Legends and he was still quick in the Ensign then. He was still relatively young when he retired.
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Andretti, Mario: Auto racing legend owns the rights to an unspecified Spinal Tap song, which he purchased when former manager Ian Faith secretly sold the band’s catalog
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16 Sep 2002, 12:51 (Ref:381511)
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Chris was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed either last year or in 2000.
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“Every year there is a winner. Not every year there is a Champion” - Ayrton Senna, 1993
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19 Sep 2002, 09:29 (Ref:383960)
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He's still going strong,often pops up on TV and Radio here.Remember too he was No1 driver for Ferrari,so he was very quick.Unfortunately he never won an F1 Gp,He always moved to teams just as they became uncompetitive.He also built his own F1 car.He certainally drove the Ensign fast in his last year,if it had been reliable he could have posted some good finishes.If you look at photos of 1976 racing the Ensign is always just behind Hunt and Lauda.He retired young but he was very young when he started GP racing.
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19 Sep 2002, 10:34 (Ref:384005)
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This month's Motorsport has a feature on him
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19 Sep 2002, 14:29 (Ref:384174)
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I believe Nigel Roebuck was working with Chris on a biography, and in true Amon form, the bad luck kicked in and all the transcripts and notes were lost before publication. A great bloke and one of the ones who SHOULD have won some grands prix.
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28 Oct 2011, 10:43 (Ref:2978128)
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Any updates on Chris?
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28 Oct 2011, 11:08 (Ref:2978143)
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Amen
I got to meet Chris at the meeting last year at Hampton Downs held in his honour. A very self effacing Mr all round good egg
 He seemed to enjoy the meeting very much...especially being re-united with some of his old cars. |
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The good old days sure seem like a long time ago!!
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28 Oct 2011, 11:15 (Ref:2978151)
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I got to meet him as well. An honour, such a great event.
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Brendon Hartley, Chris van der Drift, Mitch Evans, Richie Stanaway (and maybe) Nick Cassidy. New Zealand's F1 future!
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29 Oct 2011, 23:30 (Ref:2978732)
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Now retired from herding sheep & living in Taupo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Amon Also... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Amon_Racing |
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