And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
In 1984 it was doable.
ReplyDeleteHave a pik of me and our son sitting in the Rick Mears car.
In 2026 that's not doable.
In 1984 a lot of things were doable🙄
DeleteEmmo in the Lotus 72D - one of the all-time greats!
ReplyDeleteAt the "Virage de la gare" 1972 Monaco race.....
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Tight fit? Nah! There's plenty of room for the driver between those fuel tanks on either side of him.
ReplyDeleteJohn Player Special, it was and the team was one of the greats, had the best drivers and excellent team of talented people.
ReplyDeletesat in a buddie's champ race boat once and commented about how tight it was. he said, "not at 120 mph and then making a turn"
ReplyDeleteAh, the 1970’s when tobacco could sponsor cars. Now it’s internet apps and 0.0 beer. As Mr’s Benson & Hedges said we sure have come a long way baby.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day Scot Jackie Stewart was one of ABC's racing commentators. I loved the way he'd pronounce Emeson Fittipaldi's name.
ReplyDeleteMario Andretti won the championship in 1978 in a type 79 JPS black beauty.
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