Hooniverse Asks-What Celebrity’s Driving Skills do you Most Admire?

Robert Emslie

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To be a Renaissance Man is to express expertise in multiple disciplines. The more formal title is Polymath. One of the most famous individuals to earn this designation was Leonardo Da Vinci, and Italian dude who just so happened to actually live during the Renaissance. We have perhaps devolved over the ensuing centuries because its been my observation that many of us are unable to do so much as walk and chew gum at the same time. I mean, have you seen all the fail videos on YouTube?

This present lack of cross-specialty discipline in the masses is especially frustrating in comparison to the rare present day polymath. They just make me so angry. One class of those are celebrity racers, folks who not only have made a name for themselves on TV or in motion pictures, but are also able to acquit themselves admirably on the track.  Examples of these are Steve McQueen, Eric Bana, and Paul Newman above. 

Consider Newman for a moment. He was not only an accomplished actor, a success in his marriage, and in possession of impossibly dreamy blue eyes. He was also not half bad on the track, having participated in both amateur and professional events, as well as being a team owner for years. His accomplishments made the rest of us look bad, but that doesn’t mean he’s not a role model, especially for his driving ability. What celebrity do you admire for their driving, as well as their day job? 

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30 responses to “Hooniverse Asks-What Celebrity’s Driving Skills do you Most Admire?”

  1. desolit Avatar
    desolit

    Eddie Griffin
    <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7kp_2e9cj9o/USMswskE_-I/AAAAAAAATEE/Hu8GTup_YOA/s640/eddie+griffin+enzo+crash.jpg"&gt;

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    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      It's funny that there's a Pick-A-Part billboard behind him. He's gonna need them.

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  2. SSurfer321 Avatar
    SSurfer321

    Just for $kaycog.
    <img src="http://sprudge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/patrick-dempsey-shirtless.jpg"&gt;
    He led at LeMans, finished 4th in his class. Has a full ride in ALMS and is now backed by Porsche.

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    1. $kaycog Avatar
      $kaycog

      Oh, yeah, baby! I came here to post him. Nice picture! 😀

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      1. dukeisduke Avatar
        dukeisduke

        Plus he's modest and self-effacing, good qualities in anyone.

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      2. SSurfer321 Avatar
        SSurfer321

        My Wife teases that have a man-crush on him since I follow his racing career.
        I'm just jealous of his looks success in acting racing.

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        1. $kaycog Avatar
          $kaycog

          1. Looks…………..check.
          2. Success…………….check.
          3. Acting…………….check.
          4. Racing………….check.
          5. Drove Ford GT for several days………..check. http://www.cntraveler.com/features/2005/09/Go-Spe…

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  3. Vavon Avatar
    Vavon

    Sebastien Loeb: explanation not needed!
    <img src="http://static.autoblog.nl/images/wp2013/Sebastien-Loeb-Pikes-Peak-record.jpg"&gt;

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  4. Van_Sarockin Avatar
    Van_Sarockin

    James Garner

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    1. P161911 Avatar
      P161911

      Came here to say that.
      <img src="http://www.corvetterepair.org/images/44-1.jpg"width=500&gt;
      <img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/500/garner1.jpeg"width=500&gt;

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      1. dukeisduke Avatar
        dukeisduke

        And I want to learn about the 97hp Chevy tune-up, and the new carb breakthrough for VWs, too.

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        1. lilwillie Avatar
          lilwillie

          For the Chevy, just throw a K$N filter on it, or at least that is what the tests show….

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    2. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
      Peter Tanshanomi

      /thread.

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    3. texlenin Avatar
      texlenin

      Seconded!!!

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  5. Alff Avatar
    Alff

    Mick Fleetwood

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  6. ˏ♂ˊ mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
    ˏ♂ˊ mzs zsm msz esq

    Brian Johnson:
    [youtube 3n-LJDKHWic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n-LJDKHWic youtube]

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  7. Paddy81 Avatar
    Paddy81

    Clay Regazzoni <img src="http://2.s01.flagcounter.com/count/8DD2/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FCFCFC/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/&quot;;;;;; alt="Free counters!" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> <img src="http://2.s03.flagcounter.com/count/tcRC/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FCFCFC/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=Visitors/labels=1/&quot;;;;;; width="1" height="1" border="0" />

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  8. desolit Avatar
    desolit

    Danny Zuko
    <img src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ4NTEwNzE5MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjAwODM2._V1._SX420_SY285_.jpg"&gt;

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  9. Kiran Avatar
    Kiran

    Rowan Atkinson

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    1. Battles Avatar
      Battles

      I'm torn here. I love that he basically daily drives a McLaren F1 but he's crashed it a couple of times.
      Am I being too harsh?
      If you daily drive anything for a couple of years, of course you're going to have accidents but it's still a McLaren F1.

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      1. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
        Irishzombieman☆

        I used to be an electrician, and was once climbing into my wife's grandmother's attic to add a light when my brother in law jokingly asked how many times I'd fallen through a ceiling.
        "Four," I said.
        Suddenly Grandma gets all uppity about me being in the attic, doesn't want me falling out of hers. I asked how many times she'd fallen through a ceiling and how many times she'd been in an unfinished attic. Zero to both.
        I told her I'd been in literally thousands of attics and, given that, my percentage was excellent. It took some talking but eventually she let me go. Couldn't believe how bright her hallway was afterwards, and wondered aloud why she'd put up with it dark for so long.
        I love that Atkinson drives the crap out of his F1. He's proved on many occasions that he not a bad driver, and he's one of the few folks on earth who actually puts a lot of miles on one of the greatest driver's car's in history. I tend to think that his crashes are the result of pushing things close to the edge, rather than lack of skill. And I admire that a lot.
        I've since fallen through another ceiling. Stepped on a joist that some idiot carpenter hadn't nailed properly.
        But it wasn't at Grandma's house.

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  10. Rust-MyEnemy Avatar
    Rust-MyEnemy

    Noel Edmonds. Gets a lot of stick on the grounds of being an "annoying bearded twat", but his involvement with racing Panoz at Le Mans is to be celebrated. And he flies helicopters.

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  11. c.brinkly Avatar
    c.brinkly

    Billy Joel

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  12. lilwillie Avatar
    lilwillie

    Eric Bana, not so much for his skills but because he has stayed true to his friends and his car even after becoming famous. Someone I think you could enjoy racing with and not have to worry about being to full of himself out there.

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  13. mac350 Avatar
    mac350

    Did some body say Steve McQueen?

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  14. MattC Avatar
    MattC

    Without a doubt, Paul Newman leads the list. Steve McQueen / James Gardner for both actively racing during their prime years. Patrick Dempsey for being an earnest driver with a passion for racing. David Letterman for putting his money and time to sponser racing.
    As an aside, Tiff Needell and Jeremy Clarkson have to be on the list. Yes their respective careers are car centric, but Needell was a legitimate race driver and Clarkson also knows how to handle a car at speed

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  15. longrooffan Avatar
    longrooffan

    Dick Smothers anyone?
    http://www.myf5000.com/drivers_dick_smothers.html

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  16. HTWHLS Avatar
    HTWHLS

    Wow, Jackie Gleason didn't even get mentioned here. Big +1 for Jackie Gleason!

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  17. Alina Avatar
    Alina

    I read this piece of writing completely concerning the difference of most up-to-date and earlier technologies, it’s amazing article.

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  18. Reyes Gutgesell Avatar
    Reyes Gutgesell

    I’m not sure why but this blog is loading very slow forr
    me. Is anyone else having this problem or is it a problem on my
    end? I’ll check back later on and see if the problem still exists.

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