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. . . major sport that inspired from school days until now. Baseball and football have fallen by the wayside in recent years, and never was much for basketball or hockey, the other two dominant team sports in the States, but motor sports - especially endu... 

Meant ABBA on the stereo... On the telly was Björn Borg during summer... Ingemar Stenmark through the winter! And on the wrist - something Funky! ;) HAGWE Blomman ...  

So you wil go for the re edition, now? ;) Best, Nicolas

I still hunt the original...! ;) Best, my friend Blomman

here is mine, how nice we are! ...  

Stefan, my friend - I knew this when we talked earlier about pieces we share... And I think there are more as well...! ;) Best Blomman

. . . and Stenmark (dimly), the Swede of that era that remains most vivid in my memory is Ronnie Peterson. Never saw him race, but I followed F1 then, and recall him as being one of the premier drivers of the '70s.

He was! But due to the tragic accident his carrier was cut short. I was only 9 years old riding the school bus the morning after when I heard the news on jthe radio... That was when I stopped watching F1. I will always remember him in his super cool black...  

car for sure and JPS taste good ;) Best my friend D

Since we are on the subject of sporting legends, and many have mentioned some legendary racing drivers, I though I would chip in with another British driver, who raced with many of the names mentioned, but is better known to me as my late great father, Ar...  

Thanks Nico, This was my first ever post in Wristscan and nice to start with a subject close to my heart. Will not be my last for sure.... Dean

Dean, Congratulations for the " most of all, my hero ". It shows ... love. Cheers, Nilo

Thanks Nilo. It was your post that prompted mine. My father did race a number of races with the great Jim Clark in the early 60's. Just wondering why he is the driver you consider the best of all time, and not the South American most people would vote for... 

Is a big taboo here. Senna was not a very clean pilot (he won a championship by intentionally hitting Prost on a race) and he was somehow a suicidal type. He is idolized here in Brasil because we don't have many heroes at that time and our main TV network... 

For me, for pure driving skill, I would have to go with Senna, but my favorite will always be Maurice Trintignant who may have not won an F1 Championship, but his stylish wins at Monaco in '55 and '58 for Ferrari and then Cooper, and then his success at L...  

. . . ever make it Stateside for a run at Bonneville? Grateful for sharing such a personal anecdote with us, Dean. You must be immensely proud of him.

Hi Art, An excellent question which I cannot answer for sure. I think the Cooper Streamliner that did make it to Bonneville was built by Bill Burke and was powered by a Harley Davidson motor. My father's streamliner was power by a 250cc Norton for the Mon... 

.......in this instance a tennis racquet that i used to use some 35 years ago.... the Slazenger Challenge No. 1 with sheep-gut stringing (still intact)!!! Watches are not the only thing to have become bigger....reminds me of how addicted i used to be of t...  

. . . but I am aware, if only vaguely, of McEnroe being the best player of my generation. Glad to see a tennis player mentioned in the ranks of favorite athletes.

....as a youngster, I was obsessed with the sport. I can't remember what watch i was wearing when McEnroe first won Wimbledon, but i thought the pattern on the Aquanaut not dissimilar to that of my tennis racquet stringing......uhm, i am stretching it aga... 

. . . into my mind, too! Not much of a stretch at all ;-) . . .

Soccer, badminton ... Or golf for me ... With Breitling Chronograph 1188 ...  

. . . you were a fairly regular player. Used to play when I was a youngster; the last time was almost 40 years ago in Anchorage, when we teed up at 7:00 PM and played until nearly 11:00! And your favorite golfer is . . . ?

Graeme McDowell ! He is an irish player on PGA tour. ...  

... be able to participate in this week W/S. But after a little thinking I felt I could render homage to a couple of guys, two Argentinian sportmen whom I truly admire not only by their sport acomplishments in their time, but because they were and are tru...