Where Does Your oOple-Name/Nickname Come From ?

[Rich D]

Originally Posted by showtime

Super Shark ( i think?) very nice

i only went with the Bandit as it was the classic Simpson shape & i'd wanted one for years

Simpsons are pretty much the only helmets that still look the bollox in plain white! everything else needs a paintjob

Thanks mate

Its actually the RX8, they all look very similar though

As used by Stig number two.

Stig three is using a Simpson Desperado lid

Came in handy at the last fancy dress party i went to thats for sure ( ive got the silver Sparco suit too lol )

[sime46]

Mine is first name and Valentino Rossi's race number and my old favoured race number from when I raced full size. Cant go wrong.

[budgio]

mIne is just an old nickname from my schooldays...Apparently i look like a budgie because of the shape of my nose (beak)

Somebody once said i could open a can of beans with it

i sued him for TRILLions

[b4rs]

b4rs, coz thts the first competition style car ive owned. the AE B4 RS.

but i also go by 'Whitwam' or 'ARW on sexbox.
as they r my innitials.

[Wicked-Wayz]

My comes from my lifestyle pretty much. The things I am into & the way I am.

Peace Aaron(W-W)

[R666REW]

mines from my cars numberplate i got for my 21st birthday

[neiloliver]

I thought I would use the same name as the archaeologist off the BBC...

Damn that guy... he has ruined my google rating

[twisty]

My user name came from the 1980`s,it was/is my CB radio handle and comes from twistgrip,because i am a motorcyclist.
The pornsites with the same name are nothing to do with me

[bmx833]

my name is because i used to play this game and used to ride bmx's and bmx was already took so i just took the first option down and it has stuck for many years

Brad

[kropy]

I got mine from all of my racing buddies just because they couldn't pronounce my last name Kropaczewski so "Kropy" it is

[Lee]

Originally Posted by kropy

I got mine from all of my racing buddies just because they couldn't pronounce my last name Kropaczewski so "Kropy" it is

Ah, i was wondering how you got kropy, from dale

[Northy]

Edward, why are you called Lee on here? And infact everywhere?

G

[jordi15]

Originally Posted by showtime

Super Shark ( i think?) very nice

i only went with the Bandit as it was the classic Simpson shape & i'd wanted one for years

Simpsons are pretty much the only helmets that still look the bollox in plain white! everything else needs a paintjob

I dunno Adam, remember the old GPA hemets they looked really cool in white with a black visor.

what level were you racing 250's at? single or twin?

[showtime]

i did what they used to call 250 National
single cylinder 5 speed gearbox (i had a KTM)

there was also 250 ICE single cylinder 6 speed box with the Rotax engine.
plus the awesome formula E 250 twins that were in a bit of a decline back when i was doing it due to the Rotax 256 engine going out of production.
people had started experimenting with Aprilia & Yamaha TZ engines to revive the class which i think was starting to recover a bit about the same time i jacked it in

250 karts are awesome, everyone should try it at least once!
more than enough power that nearly rips your head off on pullaway or every gearchange plus brakes good enough to have you out of the seat & up around the steering wheel
seriously good fun

[jordi15]

Not sure how long ago you were racing Adam .... my brother in law is Mark Powell who was a top 125cc then 250ICE driver in the 90's so my life pretty much revolved around karting back then .... Rissi one week then Cadwell or Donnington the next!!!
Mark gave up racing due to the incredible costs (he has bought a beautiful house in Spain with the money he's saved!) and vowed never to return .......

...... guess what he's just bought?

[showtime]

i definitely remember the name Mark Powell
i stopped about 98 after a MX injury but i was still going to Rissi every meeting as mechanic for a mate who was racing 125's Mark Todd.
he won most of the club meetings there for a while including the Midland Championships one year

just had a quick look on the Rissi site but the results archive only goes back a year hardly an archive

i really liked Rissi, good track, great burger van really good club full stop

[jordi15]

Mark was a bit of a 'Boy wonder' at Rissi! ...... I have 2 special memories from those days ... Mark winning the Midland champs in the 125 class driving a 125 Europa (whisper) and beating all of the 125 national and open drivers at the same time on a kart that was at least 20mph slower down the straights and the second was seeing him beat the invincible Chris Stoney to win the British Open (O Plate) at Chris's home track 3 Sisters!!

He has just bought a Formula 1 chassis, bolted one of his old 'works' Rotax's on to it .... went testing at Shennington a couple of weeks ago to check all was ok and ended up quickest of the 22 250's there!!!!!!

My biggest issue now is if he does start racing again how the hell do i fit in Karting with my lads rallycross and touring car racing?

[LEGEND]

I cant really remember where mine came from, i think i got it off Brett Tarrent, when he was still racing, never actually knew why he gave it to me, but it just stuck then others started to call me it and then the 'LEGEND' was born.

[Team No Idea]

Team no idea was from when i did a bit of motorcycle club racing.
I turned up for my first race in a beaten up escort towing a rickety bike trailer upon which my very well used Suzuki RGV250 sat.
we parked in amongst these huge posh motorholmes and bikg race teams. We had bugger all equipment, a tiny tool kit a jerry can and about £40 to cover us for a seasons racing.............. We looked like a pair of tits and to be honest, we were!
We had no idea what we were doing! And so we called ourselves Team No Idea.
The first race day i was quick........and then crashed
The second race day we had engine failure.......
Then I ran out of money
And that was the end of my racing season.
Great!!!

[B4 Sloth]

Apparantly my eyes arent level...according to one lad i work with. He just retaliated because i likened him to chunk, and that funny jabba the hut style creature in blade....got miffed when i started shining a 20 million watt torch in a particularly amusing fashion at him. He said i was fattest....you know what i said!!