The Gentleman Driver
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The documentary touches on a lot of interesting points of view. On the one hand, fans give these guys a lot of !@#!@# for the fact that they pay to be in the show. The documentary does show a lot of these rich, non-pros screwing up, i.e. crashing in the last few laps at Le Mans while in the lead, spinning and taking out other cars, etc.--all very cringe worthy.. But it also gives another perspective, which is that gentleman drivers are like the fantasy we fans have about competing at the top ranks of motor sports. One commentator makes the point that, if you super rich, you could buy an NFL team, but you could never play in the Super Bowl. In motor sport, on the other hand, if you have the means and you are very good, as these guys are--but not truly great--you could buy yourself a ride at Le Mans.
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Drifting
I also liked the well made point of view that without the gentlemen drivers, these type of racing series wouldn't exist or thrive.
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Racer
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Rennlist Member
#7
Will check it out, thanks for suggesting
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Rennlist Member
Thanks for the tip. Just finished it. Very well done. I've always liked Dalla Lana--been following him since his Turner BMW days.
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Nordschleife Master
Just watched and it was quite good. All those guys seemed fit, but they would really benefit from less weight work and just cutting poundage.
#13
Just watched it, and it was quite well done. I noted that with the exception of Dalla Lana, most of the other gentleman drivers suspended their racing efforts after a season or two which made me wonder what the average "career" of a gentleman driver is? Do these guys last only a season or two...or longer? Anybody in the know care to chime in?
Last edited by Akunob; 02-11-2019 at 11:17 PM.
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Originally Posted by Akunob
Just watched it, and it was quite well done. I noted that with the exception of Dalla Lana, most of the other gentleman drivers suspended their racing efforts after a season or two which made we wonder what the average "career" of a gentleman driver is. do these guys last only a season or two...or longer? Anybody in the know care to chime in?