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Listed below are comments made by 70sMiniRacer between Sunday, 21st June 2009 and Tuesday, 8th September 2009.

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Fighting my fears on the track 11:52pm on 08 Sep 2009 Thinking about unlearning all you learned on the road, to go racing, you are right. Long time ago at Brands Hatch there was a 'celebrity' race between the Police and the Stunt drivers. The police, God bless them, tried to drive correctly, not crossing over arms, breaking and accelerating smoothly etc and were firmly wopped by those that specialise in the driving stunts you see in the tv films and movies. It IS a different ball game altogether. Good luck and don't get run down in the pit lane!
Twists and turns of breakaway row emerge 8:28pm on 21 Jun 2009 ellie2011 - I think you're right about Bernie, sensible comments, glad someone else sees it the way it is. I too have reservations about Max but he is in the middle of it all. Anyway enough for me today, I'm missing Hope Springs!
Twists and turns of breakaway row emerge 8:13pm on 21 Jun 2009 The rules are agreed (eventually) and signed by the team representatives.
Twists and turns of breakaway row emerge 7:57pm on 21 Jun 2009 oldloads, I don't think so, not at such a high level. Self regulation of what exactly? True, there are circuits around the world that no longer host F1 and might want to 'get their own back' but it won't happen and it could not be set up in time for next year. And, for certain, they would be challenged if they tried to use the name Formula 1 or anything like that in the title - without Bernie's approval.
By the way Silverstone looked sensational, the crowd was amazing and it would indeed be a sad loss to the show!
Twists and turns of breakaway row emerge 7:29pm on 21 Jun 2009 As far as I know, the FIA is the governing body of world motor sport, which includes Formula 1, and Max is the duly elected president of such. The FIA, so far as I know is also therefore in charge of licensing the international spec. race circuits throughout the world. Think on that, friends of the 'breakaway' series. Do those manufacturers really want to risk it all?
Twists and turns of breakaway row emerge 3:42pm on 21 Jun 2009 It's all very well this 'breakaway' series. But where do they expect to race. None of the current circuits will dare to go against Bernie. Now Silverstone has the carrot of possibly standing in next year for Donington (one n please note!) they won't dare either. So any 'new' series will have nowhere to go. This all happened before years back and who won then. Get real folks, Bernie has done more for Formula 1 and motorsport than anyone else. Max is sensibly minded and forward thinking. Nothing will change and this Ferrari-led revolution will crumble.

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