Unknown autographs?!

[ATF]

Can anyone help me to recognise these autographs? I found them the other day but I have no idea who they are. I reckon they're probably BTCC-related (not necessarily just drivers) from around 2000-2002? That's just a guess as I haven't collected autographs for some time now!

But they may also be from F1 as my sister used to get them at testing. Thought it was worth a shot asking on here just in case anyone recognises one thanks!

[ATF]

Unknown autographs?!

[SEATFreak]

Your second one looks like Alain Prost to me. If it is from 2000-2002 then it ties in with the time Alain took over Ligier and it became Prost Grand Prix. I Wikipedia'd Alain's career and I see Alain ran his teem from 1997 to 2001 when it went bankrupt. So your sister could have gotten it in 2000 or 20001.

The first one looks like a fly that has gotten itself drunk, fell into an ink well, crawled out and staggered over the paper. :laugh:

[Rusty]

all i can make out from the first 1 is maybe MATT in capitals in the persons own style maybe??????

[PaulG]

The first one is Dario Franchitti and I have never seen the second one before but it's definately not Alain Prost

[SEATFreak]

I have never seen the second one before but it's definately not Alain Prost

How do you know? :confused:

[GRAVETT]

the first is darios autograph, as for the second i dont have a clue, but its definatly not prosts, see the attached picture

[Iain]

I didn't recognise Dario's autograph because it's a bit more squiggly than the one I have is. :s

[GRAVETT]

yeah i have a few things signed by dario, he seems to have 2 ways of signing, he sometimes just signs a short squiggle that reads dario and the longer version which is shown above

[Iain]

It's interesting to see how a driver's autograph changes through the years. I've got James Thompson's from 1994, which is very long and every letter is clear to see. 10 years or so later, it's a lot more compact and taller and the letters are exaggarated quite a bit.

Infact, here's the proof. Here's the 1994 autograph: http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u56/iainw1981/jt001.jpg

And here's the modern day one: http://motorsportautographs.fotopic.net/p33777411.html

[ATF]

Signing autographs obviously takes its toll over the years and you obviously get a bit fed up of it!

Thanks for the first 1 guys, it makes sense - saw Dario talking to Jimmy T in the BTCC paddock at Brands a few years back (2002?)!

As for the second one, it could be anyone and we may never know...

[Iain]

Is the 2nd one Mark Proctor?

[Andy Mash]

Is the 2nd one Mark Proctor?

Doesn't look the same as photo Mark signed for me.