xpensive wrote:SeijaKessen wrote:Just think...Dan Gurney's Eagle hit 196MPH during the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix.
A track for men, like the Longford-track in Launceston Tasmania, with two railway-crossings and a wooden bridge!
I still love Dan Gurney's quote when certain drivers were trying to protest the "dangerous" speeds at the 1967 Le Mans;
"So you think it's dangerous, perhaps you're driving too fast?"
Dan Gurney was a fantastic racer. I find it sort of sad that the last time America had any capable driver in Europe was in the 1960s when you had Hill, Ginther, and Gurney over there. I don't really count Mario since he was born in Italy.
As a side note, about 8 1/2 years ago I had the privilege of seeing the 1967 GT40 that Gurney and Foyt drove in person. What a gorgeous car. So badly did I want to rip open the door and sit inside, but I feel that the security would not have appreciated it all that much.
But you know, it brings up another point. When did the drivers become such sissies exactly?
There was a time when they actually would go for gaps and what not. Now they just manage the race as opposed to really taking any chances or pushing unless they might have a chance at winning. Now many of them are like Britney at Merc.
I'd love to see some of the primadonnas on the grid attempt to beat Stefan Bellof's record around the Nordschleife.
