Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Senna is a fascinating study. I think he and Alonso today have some similarities. They seem to get to absolute maximum of out of what a car is capable of doing. I believe Steve Matchett was with you there, too, correct? He does commentating here in the states for the races. Terribly saddened about Schumacher's skiing accident. I do hope he improves but the things I'm seeing aren't too positive about a complete recovery. An American football coach was once talking how good one of his peers was with getting the most out of the athletic talent of his players. The quote was something like "He could take your players and beat his and then take his players and beat yours." I think of Senna & Alonso when I hear that.... -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of FRANK DERNIE Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 3:34 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting F1 short I knew Senna well, but only as a competitor. He was one of the very few drivers who showed a genuine interest in how the car worked, and tried to understand. There is lots in the press about various good test drivers and good at setting up cars. I have rarely seen it, it is normally the engineer who sets up the car using driver comments to steer his actions. Mansell always set his own car up, his "race engineer" was just a secretary keeping notes, but this is really rare! On the fateful day in 1994 I was Chief Engineer of Benetton and was running Schumacher and Lehto. >________________________________ > From: Robert Clark <rclark01 at comcast.net> >To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2014, 21:57 >Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting F1 short > > >I was very young then and was not interested in motor racing. I have >books about Jim and enjoy watching him in old films. I cannot see the >Lotus emblem without thinking of him. This afternoon, I watched a BBC >special on him and now while I'm winding down the work day at home, I >have a BBC 5 Live presentation (Aug 2013) on Ayrton Senna with people who worked with him. >They're discussing the movie which I have, too. > >I'm thinking you knew Senna. Were you with Williams in '94? I only wish >I could have seen him race. I'm very happy that I saw Michael >Schumacher on track. > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net at leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >FRANK DERNIE >Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 4:26 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting F1 short > >No Robert I never met Jim Clark, though he was and is my hero! He died >a few years before my first involvement. >Frank > > > >>________________________________ >> From: Robert Clark <rclark01 at comcast.net> >>To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> >>Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2014, 19:22 >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting F1 short >> >> >>Frank: >> >>Did you know Jim Clark well or at all? I've often wondered if, way >>back in annals of ancestry, if he and I share a common lineage. I >>don't know much about my ancestry but I know Clark's who farmed and >>raise animals like Jim did - mine! My dad was a pig farmer for 35 >>years before retiring >in 1995. >> >>I enjoy reading and learning all I can about Jim Clark and his magic >>with the Lotus. >> >>Robert Clark >> >>Lancaster, PA >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information