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and here he is on track in the williams
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I also have a picture of Moreno testing the McLaren which im trying to hunt down.
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and here it is
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and one more for the record books , this apparently is Tiff Needell testing for Williams in 1991 , something I didnt know even occured ???
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On his day, Al Jr could run with anyone (and he did). Should he have taken better care of himself? Absolutely.
If he were as described above he would have been injured or worse fairly quickly, either by the car or the other drivers. Fortunately I got to see him race before the problems began (that we all just recently have found out for sure) and I assure you, he was quick, agressive and absolutely relentless in running down and passing the guy in front of him. I couldn't stand him, but he was a terrific driver and a great career was truly wasted by substance abuse. His daughter developing a paralytic condition, literally overnight, surely did not help. No need to hit him below the belt - he has absorbed and overcome more than any one man's share. I don't condone his actions, but there for the grace of God go I. |
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ahhhhh well there you go , I seem to recall an episode of Top Gear where Tiff may have actually driven a 1990 Ferrari F1 car as well , but im a bit hazy on that one.
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Its also interesting to note that in the picture of Moreno testing the McLaren , there is no signage on the tyres ?
makes you wonder if this was some secret tyre test or simply a case of mcLaren wanting tyres to quickly ?? |
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oooooooooo! lovely pictures.
Cheers guys. I remember Menu testing the Williams. It was one of those days when no Williams drivers were available. In 1993 when I don't think they had hired a test driver yet because Hill had just been promoted to the race team. I remember reading about it in a Renault promotional magazine in my dentists waiting room. |
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Williams would let anyone test drive his cars back then.
Even Princess Anne has driven a Williams! (Has anyone got a picture of that?) |
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Menu was a contracted Williams test driver for a few seasons! he worked mainly on their stillborn CVT system which mainly consisted of a large rubber band in the transmission...
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And Tiff also drove the 2000 Jaguar round Catalunya I remember.
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Thanks EERO. I can't imagine what it would be like to watch your child go from athlete to paraplegic like he has had to do.
It kind of puts all the puffing and blowing that goes on about this or that race or driver in perspective, doesn't it? Cheers! |
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I believe Al Jr. has good funding from the Alcoholic Anonimous organization.........
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yeah I think thats right , all I can really remember is the huge smile on Tiff's face and rightly so to
I cant remember how much driving he actually did but even if it was just a drag comparrison thats enough to get the blodd pumping. |
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