Dan Gurney and the Eagle at Spa
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In my opinion, the AAR Gurney Weslake F1 car was the most beautiful F1 racer of all time. It was aesthetically balanced and pleasing to the eyes. The engine and the exhaust pipes complemented the body well. Indeed, those were the halcyon days of racing!
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He hits the nail on the head right at the end.......
" I cant believe that I used to do this for a living"
Neither can I.
Hats off to them back then in the 60's
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Respect indeed.
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My god, can you imagine going 196 in one of those deathtraps? Truly balls of steel.
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Respect!
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Video by John Lamm? I remember reading his articles in Road & Track when I was 15 years old. Wow. Great story of a great man and driver, great car.
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@tazio2 Was it Gordon Kirby? His account of the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours was awesome in every sense of the word.
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Fantastic! I met him once, at the Shelby American Museum in Gunbarrel, CO. He is truly a unique individual. And an American Hero. The accomplishments of men like Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt, Carroll Shely, Phil Hill- just to name a few- go underappreciated by the current throng of racing enthusiasts. Try to drive some of the beasts that they did, as I have many years later, and then you can truly appreciate what they accomplished.
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Please America, get back into F1!
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@thepno95 And NO seat belts!
The drivers of that era had absolutely massive stones. 196mph in that car with no downforce, narrow tires, primitive brakes, etc! And 148mph average lap speed!! Unreal.
thepno95 1 year ago 22
What a gorgeous car with a massive history!
ALAPINO 1 year ago 6