Little Known Fact #179

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 05/13/2014 at 19:45 • Filed to: little known facts

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Bernie Ecclestone's first role in racing was as a chariot team owner during the second triumvirate.

It was during the championship round at the Circus Maximus that he learned the value of double points.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 19:47

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I thought he raced Adam and Eve.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 19:49

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No, he was busy selling them fruit at an extremely marked up price.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 19:51

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It came from an evil tree and his best friend was a snake.

vorspringing > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 19:53

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That's one of the nicest things I've ever heard anyone call Max Mosley.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 19:54

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Well, he offered to sell the fruit and convinced the snake to buy it and sell it back to him before he then sold it for a really high price to the couple.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 19:56

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Sounds like a pyramid scheme.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 05/13/2014 at 20:01

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It was actually a five pointed strategy that all circled back around to Bernie, it looked something like this:

Bad Idea Hat > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 20:03

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Bernie is the one who got the Coliseum naval battles regulations switched to canoes only, thereby basically ending all interest in the naval battles.

Fuck you, Bernie.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 20:06

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You have studied the racing bible more than I.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bad Idea Hat 05/13/2014 at 20:07

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It was a black eye in the Coliseum's history.

Agrajag > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 22:04

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Pontius was his first pilot.