For many years David Coulthard carried good luck charms in his kit bag.
Besides a gold coin and two four-leaf clovers the thrifty Scot's treasures
included a tattered pair of very old underpants.
Wearing them he won numerous races early in his career, though they failed
him when he crashed at Spa in 1990 (in a Formula Vauxhall Lotus series
race) and broke his leg. DC's race suit had to be cut away by the doctors
and nurses, at which point the threadbare smalls and the contents they failed
to contain became the focus of attention for the crowd of onlookers - among
them his mother...
DC: "She was standing there and I was sticking out all over the place. It was the
classic case of your mother telling you to wear clean underwear in case
you have an accident."
DC sometimes wears a kilt. Tradition decrees it should be worn without
undergarments, though he has yet to reveal what's beneath his.
Secrets Of The Kilt
Scotland's weather which chills to the hilt
Makes lesser mortals shiver, flowers wilt
Yet Scots sing its praises with a burr and a lilt
They go to bed at night without even a quilt
One wonders about the way they're built
And what they have under their kilt.
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