sidecar racing on the high speed surface of the Grand Prix circuit is a job for
of the Grand Prix circuit is a job for
of the Grand Prix circuit is a job for exceptional men 70 miles of hair-raising
exceptional men 70 miles of hair-raising
exceptional men 70 miles of hair-raising work for drivers and passengers alike
work for drivers and passengers alike
work for drivers and passengers alike but passenger is scarcely the word for
but passenger is scarcely the word for
but passenger is scarcely the word for the man in the chair at these events my
the man in the chair at these events my
the man in the chair at these events my name is Stan divin I’m 86 years of age
name is Stan divin I’m 86 years of age
name is Stan divin I’m 86 years of age coming up 87 actually I was a world
coming up 87 actually I was a world
coming up 87 actually I was a world champion sidecar racer in 1953 at the
champion sidecar racer in 1953 at the
champion sidecar racer in 1953 at the end of the war I was told to make my
end of the war I was told to make my
end of the war I was told to make my mind up what do you want to be do you
mind up what do you want to be do you
mind up what do you want to be do you want to be a whilebut or insolation
want to be a whilebut or insolation
want to be a whilebut or insolation expect all what do you want to be and I
expect all what do you want to be and I
expect all what do you want to be and I sit down to hell with that I want to
sit down to hell with that I want to
sit down to hell with that I want to ride motorbikes the freedom of riding
ride motorbikes the freedom of riding
ride motorbikes the freedom of riding around on a motorway which is fantastic
around on a motorway which is fantastic
around on a motorway which is fantastic psychology in particular is addictive
psychology in particular is addictive
psychology in particular is addictive Joy’s luda see if you like if you look
Joy’s luda see if you like if you look
Joy’s luda see if you like if you look up the word passenger in a dictionary it
up the word passenger in a dictionary it
up the word passenger in a dictionary it bears no resemblance to what I used to
bears no resemblance to what I used to
bears no resemblance to what I used to do in a sidecar one had to move around
do in a sidecar one had to move around
do in a sidecar one had to move around with very precise timing if you got the
with very precise timing if you got the
with very precise timing if you got the timing wrong cause your lover to go to
timing wrong cause your lover to go to
timing wrong cause your lover to go to orbit which what’s the thing to do we
orbit which what’s the thing to do we
orbit which what’s the thing to do we were just in time for a spectacular
were just in time for a spectacular
were just in time for a spectacular error of judgment here it comes
error of judgment here it comes
error of judgment here it comes I was never frightened of speed courage
I was never frightened of speed courage
I was never frightened of speed courage never came into the picture really was
never came into the picture really was
never came into the picture really was something that we just did the fear
something that we just did the fear
something that we just did the fear factor never comes into it I Racine 1953
factor never comes into it I Racine 1953
factor never comes into it I Racine 1953 was quite something there was a lot of
was quite something there was a lot of
was quite something there was a lot of rivalry with BMW they were just coming
rivalry with BMW they were just coming
rivalry with BMW they were just coming to the fore we needed to win the last
to the fore we needed to win the last
to the fore we needed to win the last race of the year this was a Grand Prix
race of the year this was a Grand Prix
race of the year this was a Grand Prix this was a big one
the big league of motorcycling is played
the big league of motorcycling is played on the shimmering road of the Grand Prix
on the shimmering road of the Grand Prix
on the shimmering road of the Grand Prix so here the great crowds the color the
so here the great crowds the color the
so here the great crowds the color the excitement here if you like is the
excitement here if you like is the
excitement here if you like is the glamour of the game with British riders
glamour of the game with British riders
glamour of the game with British riders and British machines defying the
and British machines defying the
and British machines defying the concentrated challenge of the world I
concentrated challenge of the world I
concentrated challenge of the world I knew exactly what I had to do I
knew exactly what I had to do I
knew exactly what I had to do I anticipated what it’s loving up I never
anticipated what it’s loving up I never
anticipated what it’s loving up I never made any mistakes
now with the BMW tried all he knew for
now with the BMW tried all he knew for the honor of the father but Britain’s
the honor of the father but Britain’s
the honor of the father but Britain’s aces worked like Trojans to keep the
aces worked like Trojans to keep the
aces worked like Trojans to keep the flying three wheelers on the road that
flying three wheelers on the road that
flying three wheelers on the road that struggle
struggle
struggle if the crowd holding its breath we had a
if the crowd holding its breath we had a
if the crowd holding its breath we had a German very close on their tail and I
German very close on their tail and I
German very close on their tail and I just rub my shoulder on the road it
just rub my shoulder on the road it
just rub my shoulder on the road it shown him with stones he breaketh he
shown him with stones he breaketh he
shown him with stones he breaketh he disappeared from behind not the done
disappeared from behind not the done
disappeared from behind not the done thing Lee but all part of racing he held
thing Lee but all part of racing he held
thing Lee but all part of racing he held it through the final swinging curve on
it through the final swinging curve on
it through the final swinging curve on the shuddering braking to Lhasa and over
the shuddering braking to Lhasa and over
the shuddering braking to Lhasa and over the line to victory
once again the great crowd had seen a
once again the great crowd had seen a famous British to stand in front of
famous British to stand in front of
famous British to stand in front of 200,000 people in Germany with our
200,000 people in Germany with our
200,000 people in Germany with our national anthem being played one could
national anthem being played one could
national anthem being played one could very easily get very emotional whether
very easily get very emotional whether
very easily get very emotional whether you know we hadn’t be better the armed
you know we hadn’t be better the armed
you know we hadn’t be better the armed force here a long I can remember it very
force here a long I can remember it very
force here a long I can remember it very well very well indeed
well very well indeed
well very well indeed Eric precedes his gold medal and me as
Eric precedes his gold medal and me as
Eric precedes his gold medal and me as the inverted commas passenger received a
the inverted commas passenger received a
the inverted commas passenger received a silver what they even got my name wrong
silver what they even got my name wrong
silver what they even got my name wrong well I was a bit better upset about that
well I was a bit better upset about that
well I was a bit better upset about that hurt my ego as far as getting under a
hurt my ego as far as getting under a
hurt my ego as far as getting under a sidecar now at my age I can’t birthdays
sidecar now at my age I can’t birthdays
sidecar now at my age I can’t birthdays back from 100 I’m 14 this year 13 next
back from 100 I’m 14 this year 13 next
back from 100 I’m 14 this year 13 next year and I try to pay that way
we have a real champion area the
we have a real champion area the passenger will side our champion from
passenger will side our champion from
passenger will side our champion from 1953 Sandy Bay I was ever frightened of
1953 Sandy Bay I was ever frightened of
1953 Sandy Bay I was ever frightened of speed if you got fright you wouldn’t do
he held it through the final swinging
he held it through the final swinging curves on the shuddering braking to La
curves on the shuddering braking to La
curves on the shuddering braking to La Source and over the line to Victor
during my life I’ve been given many
during my life I’ve been given many office things to do places to go and I
office things to do places to go and I
office things to do places to go and I have never ever said no if someone said
have never ever said no if someone said
have never ever said no if someone said to me tomorrow we’ve got an expedition
to me tomorrow we’ve got an expedition
to me tomorrow we’ve got an expedition around everyone who I would say yes that
around everyone who I would say yes that
around everyone who I would say yes that has been my philosophy always always say
has been my philosophy always always say
has been my philosophy always always say yes
yes
yes and sleep
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