Video podcast – Stirling Moss at the Motor Sport office
August 24th, 2009 |
Ed Foster |
3 Comments
Watch this exclusive footage of Sir Stirling Moss as he joins the Motor Sport team as guest editor of the October issue. In a celebration of his 80th birthday the British racing driver takes on his first ever desk job at the offices of his favourite magazine. Check out Stirling as he steps into the editor’s seat (literally), speaks to Nigel Roebuck about old racing days and joins the team on a photoshoot.
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Ed returned from a stint in Milan, working on the Italian version of Autocar, and joined the team in August 2007. After two years of countless scooter accidents and a constant battle against coffee addiction it was a relief for him to start writing in his mother tongue. As well as managing the website, Ed writes various features and is a regular contributor to CNN, Channel 4, Sky News, the BBC and a number of radio stations. He was also awarded the MSA/Renault Young Motoring Journalist of the Year in January 2009. 
Adam Milleneuve:
August 24th, 2009 4:12pm
Brilliant, thank you for this – Sir Stirling certainly is a wonderful gentleman as well as a british motorsports legend.
Thank you again Motorsport, I look forward to reading the latest issue!
Adam (editor of F1 Badger)
Steve Tew:
August 27th, 2009 2:12pm
Sir Stirling happy birthday to you and thank you for a lifetime of great motoring achievements. You are a inspiration to all.
James Bond, Biggles ,and Bertie Wooster everything we love about being a English gent ( but this one is for real .)
Well done Motorsport .
Steve Tew.
Nic Maennling:
August 27th, 2009 8:51pm
I started to follow F-1 in 1955 from Canada and Moss was my idol then and still is. He epitomizes the gentlemanly side of motorsport. Thank you for letting him take over the reins for a day. Brilliant idea.
I once saw him race in the late 1950s at Watkins Glen Formula Libre race in October – it snowed for the last few laps !!
Once at Sebring some young guys were shouting “Hey Stirl” in order to get a photo. Moss did not respond. My friend said “Excuse me Mr. Moss” and he turned and the resulting photo is a gem.
Let’s hope F-1 can find it’s way back to the core values we hold so dearly.
Sincerely,
Nic Maennling
Lanark, Ontario
Canada