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  1. 10th June 2011, 21:15 #1
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    Sir Stirling Moss retires at last

    This news broke yesterday. The key sentence is
    On his retirement Stirling said “This afternoon I scared myself and I have always said that if I felt I was not up to it or that I was getting in the way of fellow competitors, then I would retire”.
    I have to admit that I felt a mixture of regret that an era has ended and sense of relief that he has decided to call it a day - on the track anyway. Hopefully he will still be around as motor racing's elder statesman for a while longer.
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  3. 10th June 2011, 21:41 #2
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    Shame He was in the frame to replace Perez after he gave up on his Sauber seat this weekend.
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    No but he is a legend, and it has always been great to see him driving his old cars at Goodwood and alike.

    Probably is about time to retire though.
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    didn't he fall down a lift shaft last year? and was still racing at Le Mans in the legends this week! pity he had to call it a day, but at 81 its probably fair enough
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    He has had a better career than many Champions... I'm sure hanging up the driving gloves will not mean he will just stay at home... expect to see him at all the usual gatherings for a while yet.
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    81 and still racing. A legend indeed!
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    Its a mark of the man that, instead of carrying on and giving it anything less than 100%, he recognises his limitations and calls it a day. I expect we'll still see him behind the wheel for slow demo runs up goodwood hill perhaps.
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    I hope I can still get it up at 81 :
    "But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic
    Its a mark of the man that, instead of carrying on and giving it anything less than 100%, he recognises his limitations and calls it a day. I expect we'll still see him behind the wheel for slow demo runs up goodwood hill perhaps.
    He was on Radio 2 this morning speaking to Chris Evans as Jake Humphrey is guest sports reporter the next 3 days, and he said he still intends to do demonstrations and hill runs at goodwood, just not actual flat out racing.

    He mention he and Jack Brabham are the only two FIA sanctioned drivers who are allowed to race historic cars without seatbelts, overalls and helmets.

    They are given special allowance to race there old cars as they did at the time.
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