Ron in an F1? trouble awaits
maartenvanthek
09-14-2003, 12:27 PM
Ron Dennis has crashed XP5
now i'm gonna keep it short, i just typed an A4 about the story, but those fucking servers deleted it or something, and i'm not patient enough to do it again.
following the 1993 japanese GP, the McLaren F1 would have a jap pr program. Ron had alreay covered many laps on other occasions with a mac, and he was convinced of his own skills.
early friday morning before the training (no journalists on track yet) he took Gerhard berger (ferrari f1 driver at the time) out on the track, and already on the first lap, dennis was doing about 150 mph in a corner, but backwards...
he slammed into the wall, berger was unconscious for a couple of seconds, but was ok, like dennis and ron asked everybody to be discrete about this, therefor not mentioned in DA. the car was sent back to england and was back in japan in 3 days, fully repaired (great achievement) and everything was ok, but he still finds it hard to speak this out (but he did in the end:-D)...
but i think xp5 has had a major crash :-O
btw, he told it himself, so this is not a joke, i thought you might like this
now i'm gonna keep it short, i just typed an A4 about the story, but those fucking servers deleted it or something, and i'm not patient enough to do it again.
following the 1993 japanese GP, the McLaren F1 would have a jap pr program. Ron had alreay covered many laps on other occasions with a mac, and he was convinced of his own skills.
early friday morning before the training (no journalists on track yet) he took Gerhard berger (ferrari f1 driver at the time) out on the track, and already on the first lap, dennis was doing about 150 mph in a corner, but backwards...
he slammed into the wall, berger was unconscious for a couple of seconds, but was ok, like dennis and ron asked everybody to be discrete about this, therefor not mentioned in DA. the car was sent back to england and was back in japan in 3 days, fully repaired (great achievement) and everything was ok, but he still finds it hard to speak this out (but he did in the end:-D)...
but i think xp5 has had a major crash :-O
btw, he told it himself, so this is not a joke, i thought you might like this
scoob
09-14-2003, 01:31 PM
I remember this happening as it was in all the UK papers at the time. I didn't know it was XP5 though.
Peloton25
09-14-2003, 02:39 PM
I've heard this story before as well. Apparently Ron is better behind the pit wall than the controls. :D
One time I found an auction "...for the 'McLaren F1' rear badge following Ron Dennis' crash at Suzuka in XP5."
That's the only info I've ever seen though. I guess when the boss screws up, no one is supposed to talk about it. ;)
>8^)
ER
One time I found an auction "...for the 'McLaren F1' rear badge following Ron Dennis' crash at Suzuka in XP5."
That's the only info I've ever seen though. I guess when the boss screws up, no one is supposed to talk about it. ;)
>8^)
ER
mini magic
09-14-2003, 06:26 PM
on page 165 in D.A to the left of the pic of Xp5 at the bottom of the page they mention it
tvrfreak
09-14-2003, 06:38 PM
Mini magic,
well spotted!
well spotted!
Dirk Diggler
09-17-2003, 08:12 AM
It wasn't Ron's fault, the F1 just gives the driver a lot of confidence. :evillol:
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