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| View Poll Results: Most influential Aussies in Motorsports | |||
| Jack Brabham |
   
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116 | 52.73% |
| Peter Brock |
  
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147 | 66.82% |
| Alan Jones |
  
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55 | 25.00% |
| Norm Beechey |
  
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22 | 10.00% |
| Lex Davison |
  
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9 | 4.09% |
| George Tatnell |
  
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9 | 4.09% |
| Bob Jane |
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74 | 33.64% |
| Ian Geoghegan |
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30 | 13.64% |
| Frank Matich |
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14 | 6.36% |
| Dick Johnson |
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131 | 59.55% |
| Harry Firth |
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45 | 20.45% |
| Colin Bond |
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40 | 18.18% |
| Allan Moffat |
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110 | 50.00% |
| Craig Lowndes |
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95 | 43.18% |
| Marcus Ambrose |
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67 | 30.45% |
| Mark Webber |
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33 | 15.00% |
| Casey Stoner |
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34 | 15.45% |
| Mick Doohan |
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96 | 43.64% |
| John Goss |
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24 | 10.91% |
| Larry Perkins |
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58 | 26.36% |
| Wayne Gardiner |
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39 | 17.73% |
| Possum Bourne |
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33 | 15.00% |
| Chris Atkinson |
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10 | 4.55% |
| Jim Richards |
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63 | 28.64% |
| Victor Bray |
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52 | 23.64% |
| Frank Gardner |
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15 | 6.82% |
| Vern Schuppan |
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14 | 6.36% |
| Mark Skaife |
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51 | 23.18% |
| Garry Cooper |
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11 | 5.00% |
| Fred Gibson |
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36 | 16.36% |
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Got to talking with a bunch of mates, and came up with a healthy discussion
"Who would be the top 10 influential Australians in Motorsport?" Past n Present |
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04-10-2007, 12:46 AM
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04-10-2007, 12:46 AM
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In no order off the top of my head
Peter Brock Ian Geohagan Dick Johnson Fred Gibson Mark Skaife Jack Brabham Craig Lowndes Allan Moffat Jim Richards Alan Jones - honorable mentions Marcos Ambrose Mark Webber Bob Jane Colin Bond Glenn Seton |
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04-10-2007, 12:49 AM
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You guys beat me to putting up the poll ! - fast !
Multiple Choice question.... I know Moffat is Canadian born , and Jim Richards is a kiwi ... but what theyve done for us .... There is also quite a lot of other mentionables but ran out of options Thanks cheers |
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04-10-2007, 01:01 AM
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in no particular order
Bob Jane Victor Bray Peter Brock Harry Firth Dick Johnson Jack Brabham Jason Crump Mick Doohan Brett Stevens Paul Stoddart
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04-10-2007, 01:03 AM
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No Allan Moffat Racecraft?
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04-10-2007, 01:09 AM
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04-10-2007, 01:20 AM
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Stone Brothers should be in the list..
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04-10-2007, 01:21 AM
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My list would be: Jack Brabham Frank Gardener Harry Firth Bob Jane Norm Beechey Bob Holden Peter Brock Allan Moffat Fred Gibson Larry Perkins Hon mentions to Ross & Jimmy Stone, Jim Richards, Dick Johnson, Tom Walkinshaw (begrudgingly), Lowndes, Ambrose, Skaife, Colin Bond & Jeff Grech. |
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04-10-2007, 01:30 AM
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Just saw that the stone bros were kiwis.. oh well, Aus seems to adopt any talented kiwis as there own anyway.  :
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out of those listed: jack brabham, no doubt.
one that i think should be on that list: Rachelle Splatt. 1st woman to win a pro drag title in australia, but even more so, because she was the 1st woman in the world over 300mph, also making her the 1st non-american to do so and the 1st australian to boot. and how about jim read?? won many titles, and was the main force in getting WSID off the ground. my 2c anyway.
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04-10-2007, 08:00 AM
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Uleh I couldn't find Rogercordia in the list so i didn't vote...
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04-10-2007, 08:29 AM
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jack brabham,peter brock as these two guys did alot for motorsport nationally and internationally.
mick doohan,well his australias best on a bike he rode and won and made it look easy and his doing alot in the bike community and binging young guys into the sport. |
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04-10-2007, 08:50 AM
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Unfortunately, I believe Tony Cochrane is also one of the most influential people as he is responsible for the the meteoric rise of the circus they call 'V8 Supercars', love it or hate it, love him or hate him, V8 Supercars are huge here and overseas, the yanks love 'em.
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04-10-2007, 08:57 AM
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Again, some love Alan Moffat, some hate him, but one thing he is responsible for is many of the safety features that are incoporated in todays' race cars, he really stood on his digs in the early days pushing CAMS to get more conscious about safety issues, you can actually see him comment about it in one of the the Fords at Bathurst videos.
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In order of the poll, but Brock is definitely number 1
Peter Brock Dick Johnson Craig Lowndes Casey Stoner Mick Doohan Possum Bourne Chris Atkinson Jim Richards Mark Skaife Didn't make the 10 though as I'm only a young bloke so didn't really know all of them. |
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04-10-2007, 09:35 AM
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Pretty sad when Howard Marsden doesnt make the list. Its not like he did anything important like run the GTHO factory teams or anything..
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Neal Bates is another notable absentee.
edit - How could we forget Paul Stoddart?!? and Craig Gore for that matter. |
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04-10-2007, 10:15 AM
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sir jack brabham - not only three times world champion but the only man to win it in his own car
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04-10-2007, 10:18 AM
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Garrie Cooper is spelt wrong and Brian Shead and Ron Tauranac are missing.
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04-10-2007, 01:49 PM
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Possum and Jimmy are both Kiwi's
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Bob Jane.
Definatly influential, But not in a good way! Solely responsible for the demise of drag racing in Adelaide. |
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RON HARROP, has done every thing in motorsport. Fabricator, race driver, HRT crew chief, engineer, record holder,etc etc.
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It's big Victor for me!!
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Thanks guys - this is turning into a great little discussion with lots of viewpoints... I couldnt have more than 30 choices im sorry, so i tried to stick with the more noticable names.... and kept them as drivers/riders.... and a spread over the generations/different catagories as there are numerous age groups with different tastes.
Thanks for the GARRIE mistake. Interesting really to see Lowndes creeping in there - would that be because he's with Ford ?? NAh - not here surely As it stands ATM 1. Brock 2. Johnson 3. Moffat 4. Doohan 5. Brabham 6. Lowndes 7. Ambrose 8. Jane 9. Richards 10. Skaife Surprised that there is not a lot of the older generation there Last edited by lavenlaar; 04-10-2007 at 04:54 PM. |
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The thread title reads 'influential australians' which eludes to people who have made huge impacts on their given sport.
Having said that my top 10 are Jack Brabham- winning F1. Harry Firth- for defecting from Ford to head the successful Holden dealer team. Peter Brock- for taking on the might of the Ford factory backed race teams. Dick Johnson- for proving a privateer can match it with the big boys. Fred Gibson- for single handedly bringing about the end of GRP A in aust. with the GTR's. Mark Skaife- for his professional approach to driving. Jim Richards- for his success in many forms of tin top racing. Mick Doohan- although not the first to hold the 500cc title he won more than any other Australian. Craig Lowndes- For his guts in defecting from Holden to help lift Ford to the top again. Marcus Ambrose- For breaking Holdens strangle hold on the championship. And an unhonourable mention to the guy who wrote the 'Supercar scare' article. Last edited by BENT_8; 04-10-2007 at 05:08 PM. |
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Graham Hoinville.
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