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Neil Jani, World Cup Winner and Gareth Jones

They Think it's All Over, It Is Now

published: 13 May 2008

duration: 35' 27"

Featuring: Gareth Jones, Zog and Richard Porter

#056 F1 vs A1 Istambul vs Brands Hatch. Old drivers and the drivers who wear nappies. Labradors, elephants and cod and Wylie Coyote the new standards in F1. Which F1 car is the best to crash into from the rear? and what are Red Bull & Renault up to with their fins and what IS Gareth wearing????
Sniff Petrol asks Coulthard to explain why he was disappointed with the last race and Aguri Suzuki explains why he is happy not to be there.

Gareth Jonesand Robbie Kerr

A1GP where have the Dutch gone? Segways in A1GP

and exclusive interviews with Narain Karthikeyan, Robbie Kerr,

and winner of the World Cup Of Motorsport 07-08 Season Neil Jani.

Narain Karthikeyan  exits stage left, Lola Exits stage right

John Mini-Cooper-Clarke returns to perform a goodbye Hiku for Super Aguri.

Plus a fond farewell to A1GP’s Lola cars, in a song, as The Left-Right Kinks sing “Lola”

lola

The Right-Left Kinks – Lola

There’s a racing in marque that’s steeped in History
Started by a guy called Eric Broadley
Won in Le Mans with that Ford GT
Then he built his own cars as smart as can be

Called them Lola
L.O.L.A Lola

F1 they came second, but never came first
Went off track, took a turn for the worst
MasterCard didn’t pay up the bill
Eric had to swallow the bitterest pill

Ran out of moolah
A formula too far

Along came a bloke from the Middle East
Who isn’t out of place at a Bedouin Feast
Commissioned some cars, 25 at least
Like a F3000, a bit of a beast

He thought they would go far
I think he saved Lola

The looked pretty good with a carbon fibre tub
A new kind of racing in worldwide club
F1 was established, but it wasn’t too late
They even sounded great with a massive V8

Not so hi-tech,
The engines were Zytek

They raced them round the world for a hundred thousand miles
Running out of money and raising lots of smiles
But the Sheik went broke, a financial error
Bailed out by the wallet of Tony Texeira

Texeira,
Tony Texeira

Three years on and a little off the pace
The cars were getting old but they didn’t loose face
Taking stock he asked “Just where are we?”
I’ve got an idea let’s go to Ferrari

Clever fellow
Went to Maranello

So A1 isn’t bankrupt now it’s wealthy instead
Their books are in the black coz their cars are pained red
Fortunes turned round improved overnight
A1’s doing fine but Lola’s in the shite

Goodbye Lola
Poor old Lola

With champ car dead and A1 gone away
Let’s hope Lola lives to race another day
Don’t fret race fans Lola isn’t gone
I would take the Lola back to racing in F1

Oh Lola make F1 your goal-a
Don’t go away Lola.

Written, performed and produced by Gareth Jones
With apologies to Ray Davies

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