"These are a few of my favourite names"

"These are a few of my favourite names"

Inspired by (but not quoting from) an old thread in Atlas F1 forum:

My favourite authentic personal name I have come across in motor sport
is "JOHNNY SPARKS", which sounds appropriate for both a WW2 hero and a
lead singer for a punk band.

The unwieldiest name in motor sport has to be that of Viscount William
Rudolph Michael (Rollo) Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh, 9th Earl of
Desmond, whom I watched throw a Lotus Seven around Silverstone's club
circuit in circa 1962, despite his apparent 19th Century moniker.

Most Like Coronation Street names include racers Fred Funnell and Tom
Toon; absolutely genuine.

Re: "These are a few of my favourite names"


<brafield@hotmail,com > wrote
news:c075e798-906a-4bd3-a880-061490e2318d@q24g2000prf.googlegroups,com ...
> Inspired by (but not quoting from) an old thread in Atlas F1 forum:
>
> My favourite authentic personal name I have come across in motor sport
> is "JOHNNY SPARKS", which sounds appropriate for both a WW2 hero and a
> lead singer for a punk band.
>
> The unwieldiest name in motor sport has to be that of Viscount William
> Rudolph Michael (Rollo) Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh, 9th Earl of
> Desmond, whom I watched throw a Lotus Seven around Silverstone's club
> circuit in circa 1962, despite his apparent 19th Century moniker.
>
> Most Like Coronation Street names include racers Fred Funnell and Tom
> Toon; absolutely genuine.
>

the worst F1 driver name I can remember is Tiago Vagaroso Monteiro...
vagaroso, in portuguese, means slow...

FB

Re: "These are a few of my favourite names"


"FB" <no.spam@for.me,com > wrote in message
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>
> <brafield@hotmail,com > wrote
> news:c075e798-906a-4bd3-a880-061490e2318d@q24g2000prf.googlegroups,com ...
>> Inspired by (but not quoting from) an old thread in Atlas F1 forum:
>>
>> My favourite authentic personal name I have come across in motor sport
>> is "JOHNNY SPARKS", which sounds appropriate for both a WW2 hero and a
>> lead singer for a punk band.
>>
>> The unwieldiest name in motor sport has to be that of Viscount William
>> Rudolph Michael (Rollo) Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh, 9th Earl of
>> Desmond, whom I watched throw a Lotus Seven around Silverstone's club
>> circuit in circa 1962, despite his apparent 19th Century moniker.
>>
>> Most Like Coronation Street names include racers Fred Funnell and Tom
>> Toon; absolutely genuine.
>>
>
> the worst F1 driver name I can remember is Tiago Vagaroso Monteiro...
> vagaroso, in portuguese, means slow...
>
> FB
>
>
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The winner for worst name in all of motor sports is Dick Trickle, who had a
pretty good NASCAR career in the 80s and early 90s.

Re: "These are a few of my favourite names"

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:50:21 -0300, "FB" <no.spam@for.me,com > wrote:

>vagaroso, in portuguese, means slow...

Like "Speed" in American, you mean?

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Ian D

Re: "These are a few of my favourite names"

On Apr 16, 2:38 am, Ian Dalziel <iandalz...@lineone,net > wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:50:21 -0300, "FB" <no.s...@for.me,com > wrote:
> >vagaroso, in portuguese, means slow...
>
> Like "Speed" in American, you mean?
>


"Lake Speed" is an unfortunate name too; may as well be called
"Stationary". (His full name is Lake Chambers Speed, go figure.)

"Chevalier d'Orgeix" was a French stock-car racer of the 1950's, but
his name sounds like he may have served at the Court of King Arthur
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