WHO'S GOT THE BEST CLAIM TO FAME ?

[V 8]

Right!!

My dad was a copper & did road safety work with Coco the Clown. Been to his house, & he still lives in a caravan in the back garden.

Played squash against JPR Williams and on another occasion, Andy Legg (Notts County & latterly Cardiff, Guiness book of records for longest throw in)

Long chat with Alan Hanson at Atlanta airport, kept asking my mate who was on the phone to his wife to ask her what the football scores were back in the UK.

Met Leonard Rossiter at our squash club

My Missus went to school with Sherrie Hewson

Ex girlfriend went to school with Liza Goddard

Know Steve Spray British Champ JPS Norton rider.

Been in conversation with Stirling Moss

personal friend of ray Merrick (unfortunately now dead) Ex grand prix dribver, raced against fangio, Ascari, Moss et al. Lifetime member of the BRDC. Been with him to the British Grand Prix twice. You get treated like a god. rubbing shoulders with John Surtees, Gerry Marshall, Johnny Herbert.

Stood next to John Voight in a golf pro shop, picking golf trousers.

My mates son Jason Templeman, races in the Porsche Carrera cup, & got to meet Richard Westbrook & Tim Harvey.

Waited at a baggage carousel with Nigel Lawson, shame he didn't have his daughter with him.

Played golf with Lee Bowyer.

Sat on the side of the TT course at Ballacrae chatting with Jamie Whitham

Drove behind Jeff Cooper

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

I was in the same class at school as Brian Kidd, he scored a goal for Man U in the European Cup final on his 19th birthday in 68'.

Also Nobby Stiles went to the same school, he helped England to win the World cup, he lived about 100yds up Rochdale road from us in Collyhurst.

My cousin Colin Barlow played for Man City back in the 50s, he liked it so much he bought the club.

Paul Heaton of the Beautiful South came round for dinner at Christmas (he's my Nieces partner)

And last but not least I've stood next to Niki Lauda with my todger hanging out we were having a p*** at Silverstone  

[ibakes]

David Gilmore and Julie Waters have made me coffee

[JeffC]

Drove behind Jeff Cooper

I reckon Tommo wins it      

Had my photo taken with Sharon Davies when I was kid some charity thing..

stood at the baggage collection thing at Newcastle airport with Tim healey

saw Phil Mitchel and Lisa  at the baggage collection think was in Majorca  

Im persuing Swiss Jeff and family and wont give up till I find out their identity    

[mr-rad]

I once appeared in a Norwegian schools English text book. Pictures of me getting run over by a TR5 Then pictures of me in a hospital bed etc.

I have appeared on telly a few times as i used to be involved in a Motor Project that was being filmed almost weekly, most memerable was off road karting on North of Westminster which was a politics show on beeb2 on a Sunday.

[DavidR]

Was an extra in Ken Russel's film The Boyfriend, met Twiggy, very nice girl.

Had lunch at Thruxton with Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Graham Hill during free practice day for Formula 2 cup.

My sister in law was Graham Hill's PA

Got bo**ocked for referring to Air Marshal Sir Thomas danglerett as "that RAF chap over there".

Taught to fly gliders by Derek Piggott, (well, he was one of my hero's.)

Sat next to Fergal Sharkey on a flight, and chatted to Rebecca Stephens (Tomorrows's World presenter and first british woman to climb Everest) on a flight

My daughter's snogged Jamie Cullum, dastardly Dr Darcy from Neighbours and refused to serve Shane Warne in britain's most famous cricketing pub.

My wife put her hand in Cliff Richard's pocket

sad life eh?

David

[MVS]

Closest I've come to a celebrity is the late Dave Jeffries.

Spent some time in his garage years back prepping bikes with him and a mutual friend, who spannered for him at the Isle of Man TT. We all used to have a curry regularly on a Friday night.

Sad loss to the motorcycle race fraternity.  He was fast, even if he was too big a lad to get a regular superbike seat

Dave Jeffries Memorial Fund

Forgot to mention: My wife fixed his teeth

[TerryC]

Sat next to Paul Weller on a flight to Madrid (one of the coolest guys I've ever met).

Used to sit 3 feet from Gail Porter when I worked in Edinburgh (stunning, just stunning).

Shared a bottle of JD with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in LAX (she was in Scarface, Robin Hood...)(Classy Lady).

Raced Radio Controlled Off-Roaders with Gordon Sheddon of BTCC fame.

Sat in Derek Warwick's F2 stock car whenever he raced in Scotland as my Dad helped him with his set up at Cowdenbeath.

On nodding terms with Ally McCoist, Gordon Durie, Craig Levein, Maurice Malpas, Steven Pressley.

[chairemangeezer]

During the late 70s when I was chauffeuring in London I met and spoke to loads of

famous people, we also did a lot of work for embassies and I actually held a door open for the queen during a state visit at Heathrow airport.

Don’t forget this was thirty years ago and some of these people were in there prime,

3 days with Susan Georg      

Brit ekland      

Barbara Bach    

Caroline Munro    

Roger Moore      

Charlton Heston  

Joe Bugner      

Jimmy young      

Windsor Davies    

To name but a few, there were others not so famous can’t remember them all now      

[Astraoid]

My sister worked for Virgin Atlantic and used to get me sneaky upgrades into Upper Class.

I was on my way to LA for a bit of snowboarding sat at the in-flight bar. It was the weekend of the Golden Globe Awards and there were a couple of celebs onboard but I've seen a few on these flights so I can't remember which ones were specifically on this one but what made the journey memorable was that sat next to me was some bloke who turned out to be the director of Bridgit Jone's Diary. We got chatting and he was telling me all about his movies and stuff and then asked me what I did.

I didn't really want to say, "Oh nothing really I'm just here on a free upgrade from my sister." so I gave him a bit of billy. I said that I was a journalist for a high performance car magazine on my way to LA to test a car in developement." Unfortunately he was fascinated and wanted to know the inside and outside of a ducks a'rse on every car he'd taken a fancy to over the years... It was a long flight!

My missus was on Mallet's Mallet and won a Wac-a-sac.

[Pembroke Pat]

I can trump the lot of you as I sang on a "Baron Knights" album.

Impressed eh!!!!!!

[Westy1700]

Aged 11 i raced against James Hunt and beat him, twas the year after his world championship and i have to admit it was only on Scalextric - but he was mighty p******** to be beaten. It was the same time as a famous ad with morecombe and wise which featured him and the line that my mother dropped in when i had won the challenge ' back off he's looking annoyed'....he soon calmed down though and was a totally chilled and nice guy and i treasure the autographs and books he gave me.....turns out he was at school with a mate of mine too.

also beat Damon Hills fastest lap time at some indoor kart track and had a dice on my mates private circuit one afternoon with some of his mates when it turned out i'd lapped Steve Parrish...but that was before i started eating pasties!

had a great day driving Donnington with Ray Bellm in the Maclaren GTR before being educated in the nuances of racing lives by a very young Scott Stringfellow who was working to raise funds for a supercup challenge - turns out his old man would'nt sub him the £100k he needed.

Scarrest moment was spilling coffee down the front of  one of the stars from Gladiators - the big 7' tall Saracen chappie - oops.... tuned out to be as soft as Sh1t3 and really pleasant....we were testing Porsches for the day in Reading and he joked with me that the the only one he could get into was the convertible.

[Buzz Billsberry]

I used to go out with Helen Taylor who was the sister of Phil taylor the drummer in Motorhead Met the guys a few times when they were big in the80's, She also ran the fanclub from Leeds, not mine but motorhead's!

buzz

[scruffythefirst]

My dad invented part of fax machines, before the days of transistors

I was in Walkers world in PPC

I was there at the Mr Jacksons naked cartwheeling escapade and wish I wasn't

My boss just threw me the best leaving party ever, including getting me a stripper after working in the pub less than 3 months

[Westy1700]

My boss just threw me the best leaving party ever, including getting me a stripper after working in the pub less than 3 months

christ he was glad to get rid of you !!!