Legends Myths and Apocryphal Tales

There have been many stories told endlessly over the years concerning Geoffrey's (alleged) exploits. Many of these have some semblance of truth, but have been distorted in the telling in many a smoky saloon bar.

As an ongoing process we shall attempt to sort fact from fiction using unprecedented interviews with the man himself, and an in depth analysis of the facts.

Bitburger Brewery

There has been a tale circulating for years that Geoffrey committed the cardinal sin of asking for an orange juice in the Bitburger Brewery.

This is not the truth, in a recent interview Geoffrey tells explains the actual circumstance.

"In 1948 we had been racing at Spa, I had a good race and to celebrate we had motored down the short way in to Germany. We ran across a few German racing pals and a Frenchman who wore sandals, his name was Philippe Follope, we all had an awful lot of refreshments. Witness the picture taken at the time, I don't know the lady involved but she seems nice.

Then someone suggested that there could be free beer to be had at the then brand new brewery at Bitburg, home of the infamous Bitburger beer. When we arrived I was more than socially relaxed and it was one of the rare occasions when I could imbibe no more. This presented me with a dilemma, It would be very bad form to go in without partaking, as my chums had all made the effort. So a compromise was reached where I stayed in the hostelry next to the main brewery and the others went in to enjoy the beer. Whist waiting I did indeed take an orange juice to gain a much needed infusion of vitamin C. The Barmaid grassed me up"

So there we have it! Geoffrey, ever the gentleman refused to commit a sin and waited for his pals to take their beer only for his reputation to be sullied by the snitching of a servant and the frequent reiteration of the tale.

Below is the victorious Geoffrey at Spa and at the Brewery

Scurrilous Rumours Related to Geoffrey's Status as a Gentleman.

There have been some dreadful and untrue rumours in the paddocks recently that Geoffrey might not be entirely the gentleman that his reputation has previously justified.

Geoffrey is of course most concerned and wishes the matter to be put straight, (his term).

The whole misunderstanding stems from a visit our hero paid to Scotland to see his old chum Peter de Moneyier. Since Geoffrey retired he has been living a very monastic existence, rarely touching a drop of the hard stuff and abandoning his former flirtatious ways, however, a combination of the Scottish air, amber nectar and the company of a very close friend may have lead to some ill considered actions.

Unfortunately a hack from the local rag recognised Geoffrey on a day out with Peter, and the editor (a low life thug), printed the following picture of Geoffrey on one of his gay days out with Peter, perhaps the attire was not the most suitable, but they were having some innocent fun in the way true chums do. Certain parties then started the whispering campaign which has so upset the old chap.

Look at the picture below, what can possibly be scandalous about this....