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Old 08-28-2008, 03:31 PM
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Nice guy. I met him in Monterey once, very pleasant and engaging and extremely articulate. He was from an era of gentlemen racers that is gone now - sacrificed to the God of Commercialism. I don't think he ever raced a car with a sponsor logo , although perhaps toward the end of his career. Imagine a guy being World Champion in F1 for the first time at 34! The cars were a lot more gentle back then - and deadly.

He looked a lot taller in the magazines...
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