In Donohue's bio, "Unfair Advantage" he told that Revson was not well liked among other drivers. So, Bob Unser and Donohue did a mind game with Revson at the start, getting Revson out-of-sinc at the start which gave Donohue and Unser the jump on Revson at the green flag. That Sunoco #66 McLaren M16 car was a piece of beauty.
I love the passion of Tony Hulman, as he cranks with his own hand while giving the command to start engines! Thanks for posting this! Gotta love the history of IMS and of all those that made her what she is today.
Great video! In that interview with Mario, did he have his blood type (AB-) on his firesuit or was that signifying something else? Wouldn't surprise me with how dangerous it still was at the time.
Up until the late 70's it was common to indicate a driver's blood type on his firesuit and helmet. Indicates not only how dangerous it was (very) but the length of time typing and cross-matching blood took before today's modern lab equip.
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danthemanpatrick 9 months ago
In Donohue's bio, "Unfair Advantage" he told that Revson was not well liked among other drivers. So, Bob Unser and Donohue did a mind game with Revson at the start, getting Revson out-of-sinc at the start which gave Donohue and Unser the jump on Revson at the green flag. That Sunoco #66 McLaren M16 car was a piece of beauty.
Edjard1 1 year ago
@Edjard1 The McLaren M16 is one of my favorite Indy cars.
rivotrich7 1 year ago
I love the passion of Tony Hulman, as he cranks with his own hand while giving the command to start engines! Thanks for posting this! Gotta love the history of IMS and of all those that made her what she is today.
1more4theroad 2 years ago 2
I assume this interview with Mario Andretti took place after he was interviewed trackside with Chris Economaki, I mean, Dave Letterman.
higgy04 2 years ago
I wish they still showed this stuff on SPEED...
DavidSkywalker01 2 years ago 2
Thanks...I figured as much. Good thing too as I believe AB- is the least common blood type.
westernpearl 2 years ago
Great video! In that interview with Mario, did he have his blood type (AB-) on his firesuit or was that signifying something else? Wouldn't surprise me with how dangerous it still was at the time.
westernpearl 2 years ago
Up until the late 70's it was common to indicate a driver's blood type on his firesuit and helmet. Indicates not only how dangerous it was (very) but the length of time typing and cross-matching blood took before today's modern lab equip.
MotorsportLegends 2 years ago