Claim to fame

[spudgun]

I've been in Casualty a few times - but not the TV version, just local hospital!

[NiteW4tcher]

i met tiff needell..........i was in a large hole repairing a water main when he drove past and asked if i could tell him where his stop cock was

[Geordie Stu]

Was lucky enough to play along side Peter Beardsley for Wallsend School Boys

[Mark_Able]

a legend in your own lunchtime eh mark? is there anyone you haven't met?!

When we used to sponsor Victor through his R6 Cup years, we would get free pit passes. So me and my mate Jimmer would go stalking... ;D
Also, working for CSM Rider Training, I was probably a bit larger than life. So I would get picked to do the TV, radio, and comparing thing. Was a great laugh with Steve Berry, although I did poo myself talking to a crowd of about 10000 people...

[cerruti]

[quote author=cerruti link=1348516499/21#21 date=1348574363]Ive met a few celebs in my time, but Ive also had my own 5 minutes of fame.

I was on the telly a few years back, got hounded by the press for a few days and was the number 1 topic of conversation for a short while. ;D

I wouldn't ever do it again, there is nothing nicer in this world than anonimity 8-)

and that was for.......?[/quote]

Erm, Im not wanting to lose my anonimity ;D

Trust me, you don't want to know anyway, shockingly bad tv!

[Dan505]

we do want to know, otherwise how do we know :P nelly posted his vid :P

[Gooz]

Toyed with wether to post or not as my claims may leave you thinking me a little bit of a story teller , however tis all true, unfortunately if i used names i would be in a world of hurt so i will be as subtle as possible.......... and ive the pics to prove it ;D,
I worked for jordan F1 whey back in the when as my uncle designed the championship winning car for bennetton shumi drove, I then went to jaguar and promptly became red bull...... got banned from drinking with certain scotsman because at a party one night we were drinking vodka luiges in barcelona.... i drew a straw and was up against the mad jock... who is a little bit of a party animal, well spin off and another funny part, the ice sculptures were actually naked bodies male and female, Id already decided at this point there was no way i was drinking vodka from a penis real or not... at which point he called me a pussy and the games began, next day he crashed the car !!!! a memo was quickly sent around that no team members were from that point onwards allowed to go out drinking with drivers unless specific permission was granted by senior management ;D ;D
Another time in monaco we had a deal with KTM and drivers 3 at the time, italian with long hair, austrian with no humor, and the mad jock, were given bikes, well the jock didnt really like riding (bikes) so I was always tasked with riding his around for a marketing ploy, I remember well wheelieing through casino square, the wrong way up a one way with the italian following. once more we got into trouble :-/ :-/ :-/.
My time at red bull came to an end and i moved to ferrari , at this point our drivers were a brazillian and a finn, well contrary to popular belief the finn is a really funny and genuinly nice guy. on more than one occaison I was tasked with looking after his german sheppard dog which he used to bring along just to piss the management off ,
On another Monaco race weekend we were all guests of marlboro for a meal on a cruise liner and as such received momentos, it was an unwritten rule you never hassle the drivers for merchandise or momentoes, but the finn was doing the rounds signing everyones dvds and jumpers, well he came up and asked what I would like on mine.... I couldnt resist and said" any chance of Sorry Rob I was busy taking a **** !" .......... he went very quiet and proceeded to piss himself laughing, anyone into motorsport will know exactly where that came from..... He signed lol.
The following day saw the return to the paddock of a famous recently retired german as a sporting director, again another really nice guy in life, he rode in on a gleaming hog in black and red with his never usually seen wife, Knowing I was an idiot biker he asked me to put his bike away safely and see him at the end of the race,
All sorted at the end he had decided to fly out by helicopter as he didnt want the press chasing him and his wife on a bike, I was tasked with racing out of the track on his bike to distract the press and meet up later in Nice with it, well that WAS fun lol,
Another time we went Go Karting at his track in Kerpen, a bi annual treat paid by himself for the whole team, everyone is divvied up size weight wise, 3 F1 drivers in each team and the jovialities begin, well anyone who knows me already knows I would look like the supermario gorilla on a go kart, 11 second laps compared to their 7 second laps soon saw a bright orange crash helmet up my chuffer trying to pass,
He was sooooo dirty but as i was so heavy he couldnt budge my Kart and I refused to be lapped. However after numerous blue flags and him taking runs at me in every bend laughing as he did it I let him pass......... and proceeded to chase him flat out all around the next bend (I was quicker here) and pick him up into the hairpin, just to give him a little taste of his own medicine..... erm all I can say is He's not very heavy and I have a wicked photo of the said german Tboned on his side on the hairpin of his own track :P :P :P...... pmsl we really did win the war that day!!!
Well I then started working for Ducati moto gp at the same sort of time flying backwards and forwards each weekend, obviously bumped shoulders with the riders, young aussie etc, but the funniest moments were usually when we thought no-one was watching........ we were just starting paddock build in Donnington when scooter was all the rage, a new craze of silly dancing was taking off in fountains etc, well myself and certain others who never actually got identified at the time, were guilty of performing the said dance moves on the roof of the roof terrace of the ducati motorhome ;D ;D ;D......... which was promptly filmed by sky sports ........... all I can say is Im sorry............................. for my appaling dancing !
Plenty more stories about pissed up arsenal footballers falling into the Monaco Harbour after a night with the said jock above etc...... by me a drink or wait till im pissed and they all come out lol.
Take care now and I promise its all true !

[A13X4ND7A]

hahahahaha nice one Gooz. Liked reading that!

[Geordie Stu]

Almost a star yourself Gooz. Can I say hello next time at the Harp & Crown, then I can have a tenuous link to your claim to fame ;D ;D

[Dan505]

photo's Gooz, we need photo's :P