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I'm not an expert on the law, but from what I do know about the law I'm rather sceptical of the claim that his wife was prosecuted. Do you possibly mean that Hill was posthumously sued? PatGallacher 23:16, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Here are a couple of links to back-up the assertions:
-- Mycroft.Holmes 15:01, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Indy 500 Chassis numbers added for Lotus cars + reasons for 1969 withdrawal - source Team Lotus - The Indianapolis Years by Andrew Ferguson
M100
21:37, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
As well as the often-repeated clip of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart's double-act at the Sports Personality of the year show, I can remember him doing a series of TV shorts(or a regular spot within whatever was then the equivilent of Top Gear) on better roadcraft - or road driving skills. I'd guess around 1972-73. No idea what it was called, but it was very popular at the time and perhaps equally worthy of inclusion if anyone can find any details. Mighty Antar 00:16, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Also the name of a minor hill and elementary school in Seattle. -Uagehry456 talk 22:18, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
What a bizarre notion that anyone would think that the definition of Motor Racing's Triple crown is the Indianapolis 500 (yes) Le Mans (yes) and..... the Monaco Grand Prix!!
The Monaco Grand Prix is only PART of the Formula 1 World championship, and ANY authoritative reference you care to look up (even the one on the French version of Wikipedia, which at some point this article makes reference to) will confirm that the Triple Crown of Motor Racing is regarded as :
FIA F1 World championship
Le Mans 24 Hours
Indianapolis 500
The only driver that has so far captured all three is Graham Hill, (Jacques Villeneuve has 2/3, namely the Indy 500 and the F1 championship) and so long as the present entry for both "Graham Hill" and the "Triple Crown" remain as they are at present in Wikipedia, they will define precicely the weakness of Wikipedia, namely they are the work of someone more interested in his/her (misguided) conviction in their own infallability, rather than providing true facts.
And yes, Bette Hill did get sued by the estate of the passenengers in Graham Hill's plane and lost a great deal of money.
Peterkirchem 13:06, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
You are simply wrong on both counts, though well done spotting my typing error
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22:00, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Whatever...!! But the most valid contribution to this little lot is the fact that there is no such thing as a formal Triple Crown anyway. No such trophy or award exists for either permutation, therefore making its inclusion in Wikipedia, there for the dissemination of facts, irrelevant. So we are ALL barking up an inappropriate tree !
Just for fun though, I nominate a new Triple Crown for Motorsport.... one which also would almost certainly only be available to Bette Hill... namely wife, mother and eventual grandmother of an F1 World champion... or do you prefer a F1...etc
Peterkirchem (
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10:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
So we are back on with the Triple Crown thing !! As someone has quite correctly pointed out, there is in fact no such thing as the Triple Crown of Motorsport. It is a concept invented by someone for the sake of it, and as there is certainy no formal recognition of it in any form whatsoever, such as a trophy, a prize, a website dedicated to it, I am surprised it is included in Wikipedia which purports to deal in facts only. Anyway, I have dropped Mad Max Moseley a tongue in cheek email asking him to rule on the whole matter. Crikey.. maybe we get a fine of 50 million quid !! —Preceding
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11:47, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Hang on chaps !! Havent we forgotten someone who came close to winning the triple crown, and, if you include the Daytona 500, instead of Le mans - as someone has - DID win the Triple Crown.... namely Mario Andretti !! Oh, he cant have done.... it doesnt exist !
Yes Liam... after all the argy-bargie, that sums it up pretty well. What is interesting is that if you look at some of the other Grand Slam definitions (Tennis, Horse Racing etc) is it in each case a perception of what people want it to be, rather than anything specific. Which gets back to my original point. WHY is it mentioned at all in Wikipedia ? Go to the Pitpass Forum... and let's meet up again there under F1 History !! Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterkirchem ( talk • contribs) 22:55, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Did Bette have a last name before she married Graham Hill? Did they meet and date before they got married?
Nick Beeson ( talk) 15:50, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
theres almost nothing about his past, it would be cool if someone could find that. just pointing out something that could be added if somebody wants to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.206.74.42 ( talk) 01:55, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
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I removed a sentence stating that Hill's pilot's license had expired and that he was uninsured at the time of the accident. A reference was provided, but it did not say anything on that subject. According to the official accident report ( https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f6a040f0b61342000593/14-1976_N6645Y.pdf) Hill had a valid UK pilot's license. 71.197.166.72 ( talk) 03:39, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
Article 3(1) of the Air Navigation Order 1974 states that an aircraft shall not fly over the United Kingdom unless it is registered in the Commonwealth, a Contracting State or a country with which HM Government has an agreement. Para (2) of the same Article states that it is an offense against the Order to contravene paragraph (1). The only exception is in the case of aircraft satisfying the ‘B’ Conditions set forth in Schedule 2 of the Order, but these were not applicable to N6645Y [Hill’s US-registered aircraft]. … Article 19(2) states that . . . a person shall not act as a member of a flight crew . . . in an aircraft registered in a country other than the United Kingdom unless . . . he is the holder of an appropriate license granted or rendered valid under the law of the country in which the aircraft was registered . . . . . Schedule 9 Part A of the Air Navigation Order of 1974 states that the holder of a [UK] private pilot’s license (PPL) is not entitled to fly as pilot-in-command . . . on a flight outside controlled airspace without an instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) rating when the flight visibility is less than 1 nm; or when any passenger is carried . . . at or below 3,000 feet amsl in a flight visibility of less than 3 nm. Etc.
. . . August 1974 . . . the aircraft was . . . removed from the US register [. . . ] at the time of the accident it [N6645Y] was unregistered and stateless.
. . . to fly in visibility conditions worse than 3 nm when below 3,000 feet with passengers on board [which Hill was doing], he was required by Schedule 9 of the ANP to be in possession of a valid IMC rating, which he was not.
. . . [Hill] was issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration in June 1966 with a Special Purpose pilot’s certificate, which [he] last renewed in November 1970, at which time he also qualified for an FAA instrument rating. Both the certificate and the instrument rating expired . . . in December 1971 and neither was renewed by the pilot. . . At the time of the accident . . . [he] held only his United Kingdom PPL which was valid until December 1975. . . . An Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) rating which had been issued in March 1970 had not been renewed and was therefore invalid.
At the time of the accident Hill’s aircraft, originally US-registered, was “unregistered and stateless”. His US pilot certification had expired, as had his FAA instrument rating. His UK Private Pilot’s Licence Instrument Meteorological Conditions rating, which would have permitted him to fly passengers in the visibility that prevailed at the time of the accident, was also out of date and invalid.
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I think we should get a image of Graham Hill in 1975 that is not copyright please. 92.21.255.192 ( talk) 14:00, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
In 1964 Hill came 2nd to Surtees despite having more points than Surtees. Surtees team mate also collided with Hill in the last race of the season to help Surtees become World Champion. Mobile mundo ( talk) 16:46, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
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According to Karting magazine Graham Hill is credited with winning the first ever official go kart race in the UK. Worth at least a passing mention? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.1.229.118 ( talk) 20:40, 22 October 2018 (UTC)