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May 29, 2017 16:38:50 GMT
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Just heard that the veteran presenter has died after a battle with alzheimers, John built his own car (kit car?) duing his time on Blue Peter, so would have had much in common with us here.
RIP to the greatest presenter that show has ever seen, or is ever likely to
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John NoakesMercdan68
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May 29, 2017 18:19:39 GMT
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Rip , grew up with the legend in the 70s and 80s Better add some pics car related
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May 29, 2017 18:33:08 GMT
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Was that red thing the kit car he built? Looks a bit like a Peel.
Get down Shep!!
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John NoakesMercdan68
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May 29, 2017 19:06:59 GMT
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Was that red thing the kit car he built? Looks a bit like a Peel. Get down Shep!! Some sought of mini based electric car???
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Fraud owners club member 2003 W211 Mercedes E class 1998 ex bt fiesta van
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May 29, 2017 19:29:38 GMT
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May 29, 2017 19:43:27 GMT
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Yeh great bloke, defo my era. He was a proper daredevil, I remember him doing all sorts of crazy stuff
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May 29, 2017 19:44:23 GMT
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I think his enthusiasm and willingness to have a go at anything inspired me as a young lad. I have always held him in great respect.
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May 29, 2017 21:01:29 GMT
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Well worth a watch
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Cookie do you remember him in the A60 at Ipswich?
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Stupid is as stupid does!
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May 30, 2017 10:53:58 GMT
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I use to love the program he did, Go with Noakes, with shep.
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May 30, 2017 11:06:19 GMT
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Was that red thing the kit car he built? Looks a bit like a Peel. Get down Shep!! Some sought of mini based electric car??? Not bad considering it was made from empty yogurt pots, cornflakes boxes & sticky-backed plastic!
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May 30, 2017 11:10:54 GMT
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Yeh great bloke, defo my era. He was a proper daredevil, I remember him doing all sorts of crazy stuff Apparently he had a huge falling out with Blue Peter's Editor Biddy Baxter, (refusing to attend events organised to honour her, etc.), part of this relates to the fact that he was given verbal assurances that he was generously insured whilst participating in these daredevil type activities but subsequently discovered that he was totally uninsured.
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May 30, 2017 12:17:27 GMT
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we can engineer a way around that, maybe
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May 30, 2017 12:37:59 GMT
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Cookie do you remember him in the A60 at Ipswich? this is John Noaks taken from the cooc facebook page credit where credits due if anyone objects I will remove
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May 30, 2017 16:44:10 GMT
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I didnt know he'd raced at all pid, certainly not at ipswich, nice period motorsport picture there. The only Blue Peter banger racing I was aware of was Peter Duncan at Smallfield, with i have on vid.
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May 30, 2017 18:54:29 GMT
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This was long before Mr Duncan the car was surplied by Yatleys. Was your dad racing that day at small field?
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May 30, 2017 20:56:09 GMT
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Yes he was. We have 2 races filmed by the circuit and the TV footage, dad won one race and at the end of the meeting Peter duncan, my dad and another driver were all stood on the back of the control car marina for a lap of honour. Poor thing. His car can also be seen in the TV footage. The drivers were told to leave Peter alone so he could get some filming done, but dad took him out of the race, accidently of course. I wonder if any footage survives of John Noakes efforts?
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May 30, 2017 21:38:34 GMT
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Anyone got any pictures of him with the Morris Minor on 'Go with Noakes'? White with red wings if i recall.
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I seem to recall bill also took him out well put him in the ditch. Bill may have the ipswitch meeting on DVD.
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