Scottish Elises

Watch it. Now.

"I hate golf. Even f.cking crazy golf, I hate that. It's boring."

"That's a full grown micro pig that is."

Lots of fat gadgies fannying about with crap cars.

What's not to like?

It was genius.

"I won best crasher. My son will love me more."

The young lad Alfie was a really likeable character, seemed like a genuinely nice wee guy.
His best line:
Q. What do you want to do when you grow up?
A. ''Formula 1''

Q What if that doesn't work out for you?
A. "Drainer''

I was glad to hear he got a new engine and won a race at the end.

greido wrote:The young lad Alfie was a really likeable character, seemed like a genuinely nice wee guy.
His best line:
Q. What do you want to do when you grow up?
A. ''Formula 1''

Q What if that doesn't work out for you?
A. "Drainer''

I was glad to hear he got a new engine and won a race at the end.

Me too.

And for all the tilt of the program he was spending serious hours bonding with his dad, which was nice.

Most of the characters were rather endearing, with the exception of:

pete wrote:"I won best crasher. My son will love me more."

pete wrote:

greido wrote:The young lad Alfie was a really likeable character, seemed like a genuinely nice wee guy.
His best line:
Q. What do you want to do when you grow up?
A. ''Formula 1''

Q What if that doesn't work out for you?
A. "Drainer''

I was glad to hear he got a new engine and won a race at the end.

Me too.

And for all the tilt of the program he was spending serious hours bonding with his dad, which was nice.

Yep, I agree, though it was a bit annoying that his mum kept likening racing to school ground bullying !!
I figured he meant F1 Stocks too, rather than Formula 1 too (pretty sure he called it Formula 1 when talking about Mansell and F1 when talking about his aims?)...

Couldn't understand the mindset of those that were just in it for crashing though..

You know when you take into account they're ordinary folk trying to be represented well on tv, I think they all came out of it pretty well.

But mental.

Who else remembers this being a regular blue-collar fixture on Dickie Davis's 'World of Sport' in the 70s (between the wrestling and arm wrestling)? Used to love the figure of eight demolition derby when a nipper

IIRC Derek Warwick came from stock car racing, so at least one of them did make it to (that other) F1.

Interesting show.

I used to go to Cowdenbeath regularly as a kid. I have fond memories of those times, albeit a while ago now. I went back about 6ish years ago, to be pretty shocked at the event. Having been a spectator at motor sport events elsewhere, I was has shocked by the blood thirsty attitude of the crowd. Totally different attitude of other forms of motor sport. It was quite an experience, and would say it's worth a trip to see at least once.

Dominic wrote:I used to go to Cowdenbeath regularly as a kid. I have fond memories of those times, albeit a while ago now. I went back about 6ish years ago, to be pretty shocked at the event. Having been a spectator at motor sport events elsewhere, I was has shocked by the blood thirsty attitude of the crowd. Totally different attitude of other forms of motor sport. It was quite an experience, and would say it's worth a trip to see at least once.

Me too, and also have fond memories

Worth taking my son to spectate as an alternative Saturday night's entertainment Dom?

rossybee wrote:

Dominic wrote:I used to go to Cowdenbeath regularly as a kid. I have fond memories of those times, albeit a while ago now. I went back about 6ish years ago, to be pretty shocked at the event. Having been a spectator at motor sport events elsewhere, I was has shocked by the blood thirsty attitude of the crowd. Totally different attitude of other forms of motor sport. It was quite an experience, and would say it's worth a trip to see at least once.

Me too, and also have fond memories

Worth taking my son to spectate as an alternative Saturday night's entertainment Dom?

I'm not entirely sure how suitable for a young audience it is now. Its fairly rough stuff.... (thats just the crowd) depends what age he is. As I say, I was shocked... but then, I'm a quiet accountant type. Might be worth a trip without him.

I could be tempted to go again if others were thinking about it.

Missed it but it is on again tonight.

tut

Dominic wrote:

rossybee wrote:

Dominic wrote:I used to go to Cowdenbeath regularly as a kid. I have fond memories of those times, albeit a while ago now. I went back about 6ish years ago, to be pretty shocked at the event. Having been a spectator at motor sport events elsewhere, I was has shocked by the blood thirsty attitude of the crowd. Totally different attitude of other forms of motor sport. It was quite an experience, and would say it's worth a trip to see at least once.

Me too, and also have fond memories

Worth taking my son to spectate as an alternative Saturday night's entertainment Dom?

I'm not entirely sure how suitable for a young audience it is now. Its fairly rough stuff.... (thats just the crowd) depends what age he is. As I say, I was shocked... but then, I'm a quiet accountant type. Might be worth a trip without him.

I could be tempted to go again if others were thinking about it.

He'll be 13 this year, and is used to my nonsense