Oops, not the official F1 site, a Fantasy sports site, but I still
like the one at Talledaga ;-)
Larry
On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. wrote:
> OK Look up Gran Prix in Google and you get both spellings. (and
> Gran Prix on the F1 web site)
>
> Granted the "Gran Prix" raceway in Talledaga has little to no
> resemblence to an F1 venue ;-)
>
> Larry
>
> On Nov 30, 2005, at 00:09 AM, MICHAEL CARPENTER wrote:
>
>> This has been an interesting topic. I just thought that I would
>> add that the individual races were actually Grand Epreuve. I know
>> that I misspelled the "E" word. Oh well, there is not a french
>> bone in my body. A german one and a scottish one but no french ;^)).
>>
>> Mike C
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacques Le Clainche"
>> <hobbycars@cox.net>
>> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:30 PM
>> Subject: RE: Misspelling and Frogs
>>
>>
>>> Jim wrote: Having been around the "Grans Prix" in Europe
>>> throughout the late
>>> 60s and having watched Ford and the GT40s kick Ferarri a$$ at
>>> "Le Mans", I can assure that they are both French words (not that
>>> I have any great love for the Frogs) and are correctly spelled in
>>> this paragraph.
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ----
>>> Nope!... It's Grand Prix, meaning the top prize in any
>>> competition - Grand
>>> Prix, then Prix d'honneur, etc, were given for clocks, wines, etc!
>>>
>>> By the way, I was there in the 60s too - and I lived not far from
>>> Le Mans.
>>>
>>> Jacques Le Clainche, ex-Frog.
>>
>
>
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