Ayrton Senna................

FLYING BANANA · 21st March 2016, 16:16

................would have been 56 today. One of my motoring racing heroes.

barney bear · 21st March 2016, 16:27

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Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

................would have been 56 today. One of my motoring racing heroes.

After I left school I worked in a go-kart track, the owner absolutely worshipped Senna. Posters of him everywhere, pics of his cars, a replica race suit kept in a cabinet in the foyer

When Senna crashed we had to close for the day because the boss was crying so much he couldn't work, that 1 day closure ended up being 9 days because he was having a really hard time getting over the fact Senna had died. I still believe he was the best F1 driver ever, it takes some special arrogance to be as good as him

coolcat · 21st March 2016, 19:18

That fateful day at Imola the world lost one of the most exciting talents ever to drive a race car.
Let's also remember that Roland Ratzeberger died the previous day in qualifying at the same event .

mininuts · 21st March 2016, 21:58

Was just reading an article about Senna when he test drove a Metro 6R4 and other rally cars for Car And Car Conversions Magazine back in '86.
He truly was one of the greatest drivers ever

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threa...r-1986.308399/

tonybubble · 22nd March 2016, 10:47

I was fortunate to work with him from '89 through to early '94. He had real charisma in spades and was mesmerising both in the car and out of it.

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