Talk:Surtees Racing Organisation

message: This need something about Formula 2, Surtees won the European F2 championship once ! Ericd 20:46, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  F2 

message: Why isn't the word "Surtees" a disambiguation page? I was looking for R.S. Surtees, and I find some racecar thing.
--> was looking for R. S. Surtees myself - don't know how to do disambiguation pages, but entered a link for those looking for the author.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.216.101.21 (talk) 00:18, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've created Surtees (disambiguation) and linked it. DH85868993 (talk) 09:11, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dab 

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replies: text: Added fair use rational Scottanon (talk) 04:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Surteeslogo.jpg

message: I don't have the References to hand at the moment but will try to look for them but pretty sure in an Interview with "Big John" the money problems arose in 1974 when Bang and Olufsen were naming sponsors.  I can't recall if he named them directly but he at least hinted pretty heavily that their money didn't eventuate and to compete in 1974 was a drain on money that was going to be spent on a new car for 1975 (which was the TS16).  Which when it (the TS16) appeared in 1976 he admitted in the Interview that it was a year late.  Alan Jones may have hinted at this too when he/Botsford wrote about his 1976 experiences in his/Botsford's book "Driving Ambition".  Must have a read of it again to see if it is indeed in there.
Dora Domino (talk) 18:04, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Money Problems 

message: With respect to 
"Jones's success resulted in him leaving the team for the emerging Shadow team, and money problems forced Surtees to run one car regularly again in 1977, this time for Vittorio Brambilla. Brambilla's season was effective, also finishing in the points three times. Still, his good results did not prevent Surtees from further monetary troubles. In 1978, the team added a second car for pay driver, Briton Rupert Keegan, but the money problems continued. A lack of decent results caused further problems." 
Interested to discuss this owing to the following : 
1. Alan did not want to drive for Surtees in 1977 despite Surtees exercising an option (AJ tells the story of trying to avoid "Big John" by hiding in his Room at I think either the Canadian or US East GP however when he ventured out for a Hamburger he went down in the Lift and when it opened there was "Big John") with Alan saying he would rather sit out of F1 in 1977 than drive for Surtees.  Pretty sure that is in his/Botsford's book as well as in his "F1 Legends" TV program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eGXd81w2T0 
2.  Shadow were hardly "emerging" in 1977 (if anything they were on a downward slide from 1976) and Alan only got the drive with them after Tom Pryce's fatal accident at Kyalami. 
3.  Have a look at the results for 1977 and you will see that 2 cars were run - one for VB and the second for a Heinz variety of Drivers. 
Must go and have a read of "Driving Ambition" now. 
Dora Domino (talk) 18:17, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  1977 Paragraph 

message: Please consider adding this and other relevant articles (e.g. Hill) to a new category for F1 teams founded by active or former F1 drivers. I came here looking for exactly that because I could not name them all from memory; but WP's categorisation, especially for motorsport, is often a letdown in that regard. 80.195.4.13 (talk) 16:53, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No opposition from me (for now)  SSSB (talk) 21:29, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category suggestion 

message: I made an attempt to use the template proffered here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Requested_move) to request the page be moved to "Surtees Racing Organisation", as that is the actual name of the company, not "Surtees", a surname with multiple entries at WP and (confusingly) the name of the company founder, Formula One champion John Surtees.  Instead (possibly because changes are being requested this very day to the provided template) it did not do what it said it would, and just produced an undesired new navbox.
Can some registered user out there either please just move the page as requested (to its proper legal name), and if not then submit a request for a move (on my behalf) at that page (since unregistered users are prevented from even making a request there).  Thank you. 2601:196:180:DC0:113D:3F29:5372:8B54 (talk) 21:44, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello User:Nthep...Lil' help (from a handy administrator)...?  The problem is as above: the template provided for an unregistered user to "post" a move request directly at the relevant page malfunctioned, leaving me and the request dead in the water.  I believe the request is reasonable (and as you can see from the 2nd post on this page has been an issue since 2008), and respectfully ask that you make it.  If not, it is certainly reasonable enough to add to the WP requested moves page and let those there hash it out.  Thank you. 2601:196:180:DC0:113D:3F29:5372:8B54 (talk) 22:13, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've created the move request below. For future reference, the instructions for requesting a move of a single page are provided at Wikipedia:Requested_moves#Requesting_a_single_page_move. The discussion will probably go for a week or so, after which the page will be moved (or not) depending on the outcome of the discussion. I didn't just move the page myself in the expectation that some editors may argue that the racing team/constructor is the primary topic for the name "Surtees" and that the page should therefore not be moved. Regards. DH85868993 (talk) 23:01, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attempt to request renaming (malfunction)