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Motor Racing Driver and Spy
William Charles Frederick Grover was born on January 16, 1903 in Montrouge, Paris, France. His father, Frederick Grover, was English and a horse breeder. William’s mother, Hermance Dagan Grover, was French. When William was eleven, his parents sent him to England to stay with relatives. After World War I, the family moved to Monte Carlo where William developed an interest in automobiles. He learned to drive a Rolls Royce and obtained a driver’s license in Monaco. When he was 15, he acquired a motorcycle that he adored. In 1919 William Orpen, the official artist of the Paris Peace Conference hired Grover to be his chauffeur. During this employment, he drove both Orpen and his mistress Yvonne Aubicq with whom he became friendly.
In the early 1920’s Grover started in motorcycle racing but he raced under the name of W. Williams to keep his family from finding out. Again, using the pseudonym W. Williams Grover started entering car races driving a Bugatti He started in the Grand Prix de Provence and the Monte Carlo Rally. Then he won the French Grand Prix in 1928 and 1929. Again in 1929, he entered the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix. William came in first ahead of the famous German driver Rudolf Caracciola. In the same year he married Yvonne Aubicq who had since dissolved her relationship with Orpen. Grover-Williams continued to race and in 1931 placed first in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Then he went on to win the Grand Prix de la Baule each year from 1931 to 1933.
When the Nazis invaded and occupied France in World War II, Grover-Williams left for England to join the Royal Army Service Corps. However, his fluency in both English and French attracted the attention of the Special Operations Executive, an English intelligence unit that had been formed to organize and assist underground resistance forces in the Nazi occupied nations of Europe. The SOE recruited Grover-Williams and after extensive training he was parachuted into France with orders to set up an underground network code named ‘Chestnut.’ Its mission was to organize a resistance army for use in the coming invasion of France and carry out sabotage operations against the Nazis. Grover-Williams’ friends from the racing circuit, Robert Benoist and Jean-Pierre Wimille joined him to help with establishing the network.
Unfortunately, the Nazis learned of the operation, possibly through a double agent and raided them in August of 1943. Grover-Williams was imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and is believed to have been executed there in March 1945. A video game, called The Saboteur has been created with an Irish protagonist whose name is Sean Devlin. Devlin’s role is thought to be based upon the wartime experiences of Grover-Williams. The novel by
Robert Ryan, ‘Early One Morning’ is also based upon the espionage activities of Grover-Williams and his racing friends, Benoist and Wimille.
The Brookwood Memorial in Surrey, England lists Grover-Williams as one of the SOE agents who gave his life to liberate France. He is also honored in France with his name on the Valencay SOE Memorial Roll of Honour in the town of Valencay.
Experience the Thrills and Spills of Motor Racing at Dubai’s Annual UAE Desert Challenge
Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) in conjunction with the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE), the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, or UAE Desert Challenge as it was formerly known, is one of the biggest events for motor sport enthusiasts the world over. With a growing reputation as one of the globe’s premier cross-country rallies, it attracts scores of visitors to the sandy shores of Abu Dhabi to witness a sporting event like no other in the heart of the Emirates. Rebranded as the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in March ‘09, the race comprises of a motor sport extravaganza that takes place within five action-packed days that tour the entirety of Abu Dhabi whose scenic landscape provide the perfect backdrop.
With a great majority of its race routes laid out amidst the desert terrains of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge includes quad bike, motor bike, four wheel and truck races that see competitors from across the world battle it out in the Emirati desert, vying for that coveted first position. Up to 100 marshals also come in to man the checkpoints along the race route and work long hours on a voluntary basis to make sure the races run smoothly and without incident.
During the five-day period, the racers must go through two days of inspection and documentation which usually takes place on a Friday or Saturday, before entering the Super Special Stage on Sunday. This stage decides the starting order of the races and determines which competitors take on the harsh terrains of Moreeb in the Empty Quarter (Rub Al Khali) and the scorching Liwa Desert in the five days to follow.
The brainchild of 14-time Middle East Rally Champion, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who is the sitting president of the ATCUAE and VP for sport at the FIA, the Challenge has been sponsored by industry giants such as Adnoc, Nissan, Explorer Publishing, Oasis and Hertz in the past. With a history that spans nearly 18 years, the Desert Challenge is a decidedly more demanding race than the Dakkar Rally, according to veteran racers, due to its unique environmental conditions.
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Internet Marketing is best compared to Motor Racing
If you are here to find out where the connection is between motor racing and the internet marketing system is – great. I am glad. But I am going to warn you up front, I am going to explain it the long way around. This is not going to be a quick 500 word article. In fact I admit a huge amount of it is for my own benefit. Sorry. In the future when all the disbelieving scrubbers come to me, hat in hand, saying, “ahh – please Rob, could you help me do as well as you have?” or “do you have some money for me please?” there is I high chance that I am going to tell them to fly! I will tell you why at the end – maybe – perhaps my cynicism will have shown through.
I love honesty.
By understanding this analogy perhaps the 90% dropout rate could be lowered. To be honest I do not really care that much if I save you or not. If you are one of the start up and drop out types – well, hello and goodbye.
So here is how it works.
If I told you that there is going to be a new type of motor race and anybody can enter, race and even make money, hey, a lot of money, would you be interested?
You will be supplied a racing car, given a workshop to work in, shown how to build, tune and then race the car. You will be given step by step instructions on exactly how to drive and race. Even a huge bunch of tips will be supplied on how to overtake, slipstream and ultimately get to the front.
For $50 dollars I will give you the chassis of a formula one racing car. I will throw in all the parts to make up the newest type of engine available, it will include all the tyres and even an extra dozen tyres. You will get every single nut and bolt needed to build up this high tech racing machine. We will even give you a racing driver. What more could you ask for?
Here is the best part; you don’t even need to race on the same day. If your car only starts running at eleven at night then cool, off you go, do a few fast laps, and they will count towards that days times. Then the next day someone will work out that you did the fourth fastest lap, and wow, you will get $300.00. Then you do it again the next day.
You will be offered 79000 different types of races, 16000 different types of tyres to race on and you can even enter races where you have to push the car.
AND IT ALL WILL COST YOU NOTHING!
Well nothing after paying the initial car price.
So having been given that offer how many of you think that you could build your car, learn to tune it, practice driving skills etc etc, in 48 hours. Ahhh! Come on. Be realistic, out there on the track are 12000 other drivers that have all been driving a lot longer than that. So what the hell gave you the idea that as a brand new driver, you will win a race in a few days?
Yes, but if you did build your car carefully and read all the instructions correctly, then carefully tuned it. And re tuned it. Eventually you will be able to hear that it is starting to sound the same as those cars going around the track all the time.
Then and only then can you venture out carefully onto the track and start doing a few laps. And yes, after a few laps you will see that it is quite easy and pick up speed. Pretty soon you will be lapping with the fast guys, and making money.
So my question is this, how long, (be real with your answer here), would it take you to learn how to, and build, tune etc a high tech racing car? Even if you do it every day? Personally I think about 4 weeks at the very fastest. Remember I am learning a brand new skill. If I have any problems at all it could easily slide into 3 months.
So, finally I can get to the point. WHY do newcomers to the internet expect to be wealthy instantly? Do you come to the internet with a full and 100% understanding of how everything works? Are please, gimme a break, yes they said you can start earning money immediately, and in some extreme cases it is true. But if you believed that then I want to offer you a few other products. And they are very expensive, but you will double your money…… ha ha. Just click here!
No, please be serious. As with any new business it will obviously take a month or two to even get the ball rolling. Then a few more months to get a good grip on the proceedings. And then finally you really will start making the huge amounts of money that is possible.
So why do newbie’s start bleating within a few days about how they all got lied to, and how all these promises are a bucket of crap? When in reality they have only done two or three weeks work. And most of that in a completely confused manner because they allow themselves to be distracted by brightly colored banners all the time.
Do this. Get a really good training course. I did, and it was an absolute bargain. Do every minute of the training. Do it again. Then set up a proper plan, and simply stick to it. It is so easy that I am still amazed. Every day I wonder why everybody in isn’t doing this. If you do that you might not be the first newcomer onto the race track, but when your car does start lapping the other guys will sit up and take notice.
There is another way to think about it. Every year a huge number of very bright youngsters leave school and enter university. They then proceed to work very hard studying for at least 4 years, get qualified, and then only get their first job. The place that they will reach in about 10 years after they start, is the same place you could be in within 12 months of doing hard work for one year. Starting today.
Same story. Get trained properly, make up a game plan, and then apply it. Work hard for at least a year. And then you will be able to say if you got lied to or not.
All the newbie’s that are trying to race their cars with only two of the wheels on are stupid. Seriously I really mean – STUPID. That is why they will be told to fly. Think – even just a little, and I will willingly give you a huge amount of my time. Thanks for following my rant, now let’s rave.
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