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   KP2 KP2 to brafield   
   Re: Nigel Mansell: "Maybe the best race    
   16 Oct 23 18:19:45   
   
   From: jungletrain@outlook.com   
      
   On Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 8:52:27 AM UTC-7, brafield wrote:   
   > On Saturday, July 26, 2014 4:57:37 AM UTC-7, Jon wrote:    
   > > Hungaroring 1989, the site of the Hungarian Grand Prix and a track which    
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   > > was supposed to make overtaking nearly impossible. Nigel Mansell starts    
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   > > 12th and obliterates the field, jumping to second place in 51 laps.    
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   > > At the moment the above image was taken Nigel Mansell was on his 52nd    
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   > > lap and right behind Ayrton Senna. This was a position he�d remain in    
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   > > until lap 58, when he�d sieze the opportunity for an overtake as   
   Senna    
   > >    
   > > moved to lap Stefan Johansson with caution. From that moment, it was all    
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   > > Nigel � he blasted into the distance and won the race by more than 25    
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   > > seconds.    
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   > > Later Nigel Mansell would be heard describing the race as �maybe the    
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   > > best of my life�.    
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   > > http://www.motorsportretro.com/2014/07/nigel-mansell-best-race/    
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   > > Blimey 25 years ago, seems like yesterday!   
   > TIGER is the noun and the verb, eh? Hamilton has the genes.   
   25 wow.   
      
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