Re: Betting odds Australian GP

[a425couple]

On 3/31/23 09:59, Sir Tim wrote:
> Further to our discussion about the pool I see that quoted odds are:
>
> Max Verstappen -250
> Sergio Perez 4-1
> Fernando Alonso 8-1
> Charles Leclerc 20-1
> Lewis Hamilton 25-1
> George Russell 33-1
> Carlos Sainz 40-1
snip
>
> I take the -250 to mean that a stake of 250 wins 100
>
> The last time I bet on a motor race was at Brands Hatch when Ladbroke
had a
> tent there. I made a modest investment on Roger Williamson to win the F3
> race. Roger duly obliged and my winnings
> paid for beer for the rest of the weekend.
>

Good for you and your bet.
Yeah,, I'm not seeing where anything in the current betting odds
that tempts me.

You sent me on a trip of memory: Youtube of that race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxnPsTdg9MU
Roger Williamson wins Formula 3 in Silverstone Circuit 1972
and that got me thinking of my old Elden, turns out it raced there 1973.

and other memories, took me to:
https://www.eldenracing.com/history/the-cars/mk-9-formula-3/
and
https://www.eldenracing.com/history/the-cars/mk-12-formula-3/

Photos also remind me of another strong memory,
now I'm not large, but boy those English drivers around
1972 sure did have small feet!

[Sir Tim]

Thanks for that, a great reminder of how exciting F3 was at that time.

I see that Andy Sutcliffe drove an Elden. I well remember stopping in the
middle of the night to help retrieve his trailer, complete with F3 car,
from a ditch somewhere in France on the way to Monaco. Sadly Andy died
recently.

--
Sir Tim

[Sir Tim]

Sir Tim <no_e...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> I see that Andy Sutcliffe drove an Elden. I well remember stopping in the
> middle of the night to help retrieve his trailer, complete with F3 car,
> from a ditch somewhere in France on the way to Monaco. Sadly Andy died
> recently.
>

No so recently actually - 2015 (aged 68).



--
Sir Tim