Godlykepower Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Just interested to know what members of this forum would think here. As we all have one common passion in our vehicles, I wonder if our interests outside of Land Rover are at all similiar.... Who would you consider to be a total legend of a person? Someone you would just love to meet or talk to or listen to, or just inspires you?? I have in my short-list so far (in no particular order): Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Richard Hammond, Ray Mears, David Attenborough & Kingsley Holgate. Any others? Mart PS someone who OUGHT to be a legend, but you really just want to punch, is Bear Grylls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sir R-F is a tit. Agree with the rest but who is this Kinglsey bloke? As for Bear. Why should he be a legend? I know he's been a bit special in a previous career but that doesn't come with legend status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Stephen Hawkin I.K. Brunell The Queen Dr Rosalind Franklin Emmeline Pankhurst Issac Newton Patrick Moore There are others though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlykepower Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 As for Bear. Why should he be a legend? I dont know! He just does stuff that you would think is legen-like....you know, youngest bloke up Everest, blah, blah.......he just seems to be a Ray Mears wannabe. Irritating little twonk. Kingsley Holgate is a South African explorer (and Land Rover driver) who has done some great stuff....the 360 degree expedition (around the entire coast of Africa in a LR) being the latest. See HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Needs to sort his beard out though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wattle Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 There's only one guy in it for me, Sir Ranulph. Phil Watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Just do not wash your havnds from Kingsley Holgates water tank at the rear.... You will get a nice suprise.... mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Fred Dibnah! Al. (Thats my second choice ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlykepower Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Ooh, got another to add to my list......Sir Chris Bonnington. I met him once & we talked for awhile, great guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Jez Pete Rowe Shelby Gengis Khan Parmenion Miamoto Musashi All the blokes on the First Overland trip Obersturmfuhrer Trembath Will Bowden Pat Willis Matt Neale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Pointy Thing Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Steve McQueen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi110 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Christopher Cockerell. Frank Whittle. The First Overland Team. Spen King. David Bache. Harley J Earl. Gy Waldron. Amongst many more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 JezPete Rowe Shelby Gengis Khan Parmenion Miamoto Musashi All the blokes on the First Overland trip Obersturmfuhrer Trembath Will Bowden Pat Willis Matt Neale Going to elaborate on these choices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 how do you answer that one? soooooooooooooooooo many Mozart, Churchill, Whitworth, Brunel, Niven, Elizabeth I, any VC holder, Sid James, Olly Reed, Lenny McLean, Colin Macrae, Randy Mamola, Giles Lalay (what a phenomenal bloke), Voltaire, God?, George.. the guy that taught me to weld, Farbizio Meoni, the nice Doctor the got my heart working again (thanks fella), Einstien, Whittle, Shakespere, Drake, Lemmy, Gorbechev......bla bla bla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Stephen HawkinI.K. Brunell The Queen Dr Rosalind Franklin Emmeline Pankhurst Issac Newton Patrick Moore There are others though. All good, add Fred Dibnah, Frank Whittle, RJ Mitchell, Woolfe Bernato and Sterling Moss to my list. Sir Ranulph and Bear also score quite highly in my books (particularly the former). Totally mad but very good at what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Colin Mcrae Fred dibnah ray mears Sabine Schmidt who drives the ring taxi & did a sub 11min lap o the Nurb ring in a transit Jez IK Brunell Hamster hammond eh................... think that covers it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Pointy Thing Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 bird who drives the ring taxi & did a sub 11min lap o the Nurb ring in a transit Sabine Schmitz...... an it was 10.35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 fred dibnah The Queen IK Brunel Wilks Brothers Carol Shelby ...probably think of more later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sabine Schmitz...... an it was 10.35 her name just came to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 John Holmes, puts us all to shame!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'd also add Andy Green as a modern hero. He was so cool as he face possible death on the land speed record run. I remember on the video of one of the runs as he was trying to slow down he said something like: 'Chute one. No go. Chute two. No go. Emergency chute. No go. Oh s**t... A little bumpy. Gentle braking.' And he just carried on calm as anything doing the commentry as he came close to running out of road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlykepower Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 bird who drives the ring taxi & did a sub 11min lap o the Nurb ring in a transit Sabine Scmidt?? Legend???? What has she ever done apart from drive round The Ring quickly??? Although, to be fair, there are no right or wrong answers. Its just who YOU think is a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Agreed. (Re: Night Train) I met Richard Noble, who would otherwise be on my list. B) Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlykepower Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 John Holmes, puts us all to shame!!! Speak for yourself!!! My nickname be Tripod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 how do you answer that one? soooooooooooooooooo manyMozart, Churchill, Whitworth, Brunel, Niven, Elizabeth I, any VC holder, Sid James, Olly Reed, Lenny McLean, Colin Macrae, Randy Mamola, Giles Lalay (what a phenomenal bloke), Voltaire, God?, George.. the guy that taught me to weld, Farbizio Meoni, the nice Doctor the got my heart working again (thanks fella), Einstien, Whittle, Shakespere, Drake, Lemmy, Gorbechev......bla bla bla I think that to just say "any VC holder" is to narrow. What about all the George Cross holders and other medals for valour and bravery. They all desrve to be classed as legends. But then what about all the unknown battles. Battle of MirBat for example. The Radfan as an area was a long battle but at the time we "weren't there" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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