You are all invited to Vlados (arguably the best steak place on the planet) for the ultimate long lunch. The best porterhouse you will ever have plus a crate of Penfolds Grange and a crate of Penfolds RWT. From the history of motorsport, (living or no longer with us) you have the freedom to invite only eleven others. Who would YOU invite and most importantly WHY?
Mine would be: Senoir Ascari, Senoir Nuvolari, Enzo Ferrari, Keith Duckworth, Colin Chapman, Murray Walker, Alan Jones, Ayrton Senna de Silva, Jean Alesi, Adrian Newey and Mark Webber.
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Colin Mcrae (if the weather is fine), Paddy Hopkirk (for the Irish jokes and the Guiness), Possum Bourne ( to hear a friendly voice without an accent), Henri Toivenon ( if only to ask "What happened?"), Marcos Ambrose and Greg Murphy (at opposite ends of the table, of course), Nicky Grist (to learn more), Barry Oliver ( so I can learn even more), and my lovely wife (for obvious reasons). The empty seats? So my guests can move around and chat with whoo they like.
Dalai Lama, Many people speak of a calm & happiness from spending time with him.
In an interesting story, when I was at TAFE I had a mate ask if I could help him out on a day off. turns out he worked as a removalist during his study and had a job starting half way between pucka & rotchester. We proceeded to drive to pretty pine in central NSW and then another hour and a half to the north west.
We got there ahead of the owner of the station so we opened up the back & got ourselves ready. It was an old station house that had been modernised over the years. The home owner had us put a beautiful Luttazzi black leather couch in the truck last. waiting 45 minutes for them to follow us up, I proceeded to eat my pre-packed lunch on the lift tray sitting on the couch. It was an amazing day outside, just sitting in the sun in what I could only describe at the time as being in the middle of a desert. Very happy time in my life.
Howard Marsden ( well someone has to pay the bill and keep us sort of under control)
Jeff Beaumont (Beermont) Followed his instructions for long enough to know most times he wont lead me too far off the track
Ari Vatanen F*&K*$G FAST. pity it was in an Escort
Possum Bourne any man that can turn a no name brand (Subaru) into a Iconic car deserves a meal at my table
James Hunt The Original F1 Party Boy
Nikki Lauda The ultimate F1 Driver will never forget Japan and his drive there
Peter Brock till 78 Repco to me he was just a Driver after that .... now hes a DRIVER
Hugh Bell AKA Huge Balls. Take one Datsun 1600 bolt in an insane rotary 1/100 the budget of Works Stanzas and Works Escorts and that man was a real pain in the proverbial
Dr Jim Caudle.... well he would Kill me if I drank that red and he wasnt there to share it.
"Dinta" (David) Officer Similar reasons to Hugh Bell except for Mitsubishi Well before the EVO revolution
Larry Perkins A Drivers Driver... any man that takes a VW beetle and rolls it scattering more debris than Skylab did across outback Australia in the 78 Repco Vw Beetle to a 956 at 300kmh + down the Lemans straight in the dark of night. He collects Bloody Tractors for a hobby. (I thought I was weird).
And finally the French beauty Michele Mouton the Ultimate Female Driver of all time winner of Pikes Peak and so much more. A true equal of all at this table.
Sorry Col thats 12. Doesnt matter Howards picking up the tab and I dont think even Howard would have complained at that one.
Barry Sheene and Dick Johnson - Everyone's seat would have chocolate, milk and a paper and a Shell Fuel Voucher
Ayrton Senna - So I could say "G'Day" instead of walking straight past him like I did in Adelaide after his last Aus F1 GP.
Murray Walker & Damon Hill - I'd make sure they ordered a Pizza and Murray would get to spin the Lazy Susan "Spin Spin Spin. Round Round Round"
Casey Stoner & his Missus - so I could sit next to his Missus and pick his brain about how I can make my balls big enough to ride a bike like that and why my Missus isn't that gorgeous.
Jamie Whincup - so I could punch him the nose and then ask the Maitre D' to kick him out
Nigel Mansell - my childhood hero and he could sit next to my Old Man
My Old Man - I'd no longer be his Eldest if I didn't. Besides he has to sit to Nigel.
......Schumacher would take Whincup's place so I could kick him in the balls and then he'd receive the same treatment from the Maitre D'.
As a kiwi it is great too see the level "Poss" is held in, Meet the man once at lady Wigram and gotta say no gentleman but one hell of a blokes bloke.
my Dad(got to get him back from gods footy field)
My bro(he is driving home)
My partner Fi ( got nothing without her)
Col Fink (because we all love him)
Kimi R(at least one drunk)
Ron Dennis(to pay the bill
,Matt Wall and Jason H(another top bloke and one more drunk)
Dion Scott(ok he is from tassie but the man drives a mean twin clubbie)
Lewis Hamilton(the pass on the centry in the tunnel at Monaco he earns a free meal)
Allan Holmes(he would drive yea nuts with his love of a tony kart but doesnt own one lol)