OT Lords today

[ramAnag]

To each their own, R. My list of faves (Krikkit, Indycar, NFL, road cycling) produces sympathetic looks from strangers and amusement amongst my friends, who are even more amused that I have not the faintest idea about the Premier League or international footy despite being a died in the wool Derby fan.

I know...was only joking. My favourites are cricket, both rugby codes and football in no particular order although I suppose it depends, to an extent, on how my teams are doing.
Never understood motorsport. An uncle took me to Oulton Park once, back in the days of Brabham, Hill (Snr) and Jim Clark but I never 'got' a sport where the most exciting thing seemed to be when things went wrong and where you only see about 5% of the event.
Having said that, I caught some racing car flying through the air and crashing horribly on yesterday's news. Apparently the driver walked away unscathed. God knows how...doubt he would have some years ago, but I guess that just shows the way sport - with the possible exceptions of rugby and road cycling - seems to have got safer.

[macstheman]

I know one should've describe it thus but that was one hell of a crash rA. Even better because the driver walked away!!
It is true that the only exciting part of motor racing is if there are a couple of 'decent' pile-ups. Turgid otherwise!!

[Andy_Faber]

I know...was only joking. My favourites are cricket, both rugby codes and football in no particular order although I suppose it depends, to an extent, on how my teams are doing.
Never understood motorsport. An uncle took me to Oulton Park once, back in the days of Brabham, Hill (Snr) and Jim Clark but I never 'got' a sport where the most exciting thing seemed to be when things went wrong and where you only see about 5% of the event.
Having said that, I caught some racing car flying through the air and crashing horribly on yesterday's news. Apparently the driver walked away unscathed. God knows how...doubt he would have some years ago, but I guess that just shows the way sport - with the possible exceptions of rugby and road cycling - seems to have got safer.

F1 is for the most part a snoozefest now, and gives the rest of motorsport a bad name, last year's Le Mans 24 hours for example had drama literally until the last minute. The 'Some racing car' you refer to was Scott Dixon's Dallara DW12 Indycar, and he came within maybe 18 inches of the first impact being on his head. given where his car came to rest, within full view of the cameras and crowd, if he HAD suffered head trauma (which would have been plain and distressing to see) I think that would have signalled the end of open-cockpit motorsport. Indycars are BLOODY dangerous, like F1 in the 70's

[ramAnag]

I don't know enough to know the difference Andy...they all just seem to go round and round...and round to me. Bit like grown up Scalextric. Glad the chap wasn't hurt though...didn't realise he came so close to losing his head...guess the car would have just burst into flames back in the 70's and 80's
I used to play a lot of rugby...always in the backs...never with the big boys...but I wince now at some of the collisions. In my playing days I probably averaged around 11 stones (Google it youngsters) whereas it seems common place now for centres and wingers to be around the 15 stone mark. That's what a big second row might have been in my day only these guys today are bloomin' quick too...don't think I'd have survived today's game but at least the concussion checks are more rigorous and in cricket batsmen wear helmets otherwise Stuart Broad, amongst others, might not be around to tell the tale.

[swaledale]

None of you mentioned netball which along with beach volley ball are the best two sports!

[swaledale]

Yes sadly my local lad from Reigate dropped off the Indycar lead with about 7 laps to go and ended 4th. Still, well done anyway Max. And, especially for the disbelieving R4J, his Dad is also a director of one of my clients.

I think your safe Rog, I've twigged that unless its football related then R4J does not post, maybe there is a way there of having unpolluted threads? So if we talk about Tranfers we can head the thread OT - MP to switch parties and so and so forth?

[Andy_Faber]

None of you mentioned netball which along with beach volley ball are the best two sports!

I just showed this post to my two netball playing girls and their only question was 'is he a ***ist **** dad?'

[swaledale]

I am actually playing in a mixed netball charity tournament tomorrow night!

And your two girls are very cynical for ones so young!