Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Search the maintenance guides for answers to 99.999% of Omega questions

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Talent spotting, a profitable business  (Read 658 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

albitz

  • Guest
Talent spotting, a profitable business
« on: 04 November 2008, 00:13:14 »
A bloke in cambs. saw Lewis  Hamilton kart racing 10 years ago.
He put a £100 bet on that he would win the F1 championship in the future. He picked up a cheque this morning for approx. £125,000. 8-)
Logged

Nickbat

  • Guest
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #1 on: 04 November 2008, 00:16:51 »
Quote
A bloke in cambs. saw Lewis  Hamilton kart racing 10 years ago.
He put a £100 bet on that he would win the F1 championship in the future. He picked up a cheque this morning for approx. £125,000. 8-)

That's neat, Albitz. I wish I'd done that.  :y


On the subject of bets, I bet 10p that one day in the future you'll be a Newbie. What odds would I get at Ladbrokes?   ;) ;D  ;D
Logged

Vamps

  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bishop Middleham, Co Durham.
  • Posts: 24708
  • Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared.
    • Mig 2.6CDX and 2.2 Honda
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #2 on: 04 November 2008, 00:16:55 »
He is very young, where does he go from here?
Logged

Nickbat

  • Guest
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #3 on: 04 November 2008, 00:20:56 »
Quote
He is very young, where does he go from here?

Easy. Three more world championships...and then Strictly Come Dancing.  ;) ;D ;D ;D
Logged

zippo

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • manchester
  • Posts: 2725
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #4 on: 04 November 2008, 00:31:57 »
Ive got to get out more. The thread title didn't mean what i thought it would  ::) ::)
Logged

Vamps

  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bishop Middleham, Co Durham.
  • Posts: 24708
  • Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared.
    • Mig 2.6CDX and 2.2 Honda
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #5 on: 04 November 2008, 00:32:12 »
Quote
Quote
He is very young, where does he go from here?

Easy. Three more world championships...and then Strictly Come Dancing.  ;) ;D ;D ;D

Why do I worry about our future heros............. :-/
Logged

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25692
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #6 on: 04 November 2008, 17:24:43 »
Didnt realise till this weekend he did a lot of his racing based at a place in Dinnington just up the road from me.

http://manormotorsport.mfbiz.com/#/contact/4514603489
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

bob.dent

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Hertfordshire
  • Posts: 6781
  • Drives better than an Omega
    • Mondeo 2.0TDCI Estate
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #7 on: 04 November 2008, 17:37:35 »
The Karting circuit where Hamilton's career took off was at Rye House Kart Raceway in Hoddesdon where I live. Wish I'd gone there more often but didn't know he was a future talent at the time.

Apparently, there is a new talent emerging from this circuit that has just secured around £15000 worth of sponsorship and his age...........5 years old!! :o

Watch this space in 15 years time. ::)
Logged
I HAVE THE BODY OF AN 18 YEAR OLD.......I KEEP IT IN THE FRIDGE!

Jay w

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Plymouth/Poole
  • Posts: 4319
  • omega gone
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #8 on: 04 November 2008, 18:14:51 »
the challenge for Hamilton is to build in that success and win more, but without becoming a figure of hate AKA Michael (follow me round the track in my red car) Schumacher

i have no doubt he is a talented driver......he has to be to get to where he is today, but i still believe he is also able to continue that success without turning into an ego-maniac
Logged

Vamps

  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bishop Middleham, Co Durham.
  • Posts: 24708
  • Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared.
    • Mig 2.6CDX and 2.2 Honda
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #9 on: 04 November 2008, 23:48:31 »
Quote
Didnt realise till this weekend he did a lot of his racing based at a place in Dinnington just up the road from me.

http://manormotorsport.mfbiz.com/#/contact/4514603489
I went to school there for a while............. :)
Logged

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25692
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Re: Talent spotting, a profitable business
« Reply #10 on: 04 November 2008, 23:53:49 »
I did 2 years on day release at the colledge as I started work.

I also used to go and help a couple of mates out with thier karting at Wombwell.

Then my cousons son came down and showed em how to do it properly.....mind you he was the Scottish champian at the time.   ;D ;D ;D
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.01 seconds with 16 queries.