Classic but forgotten racing images.

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Agreed, they do appear somewhat care-worn in that pic, X,
..do you suppose they'd just had a massive party weekend with James Hunt, Barry Sheene, 30+ air hostesses,
champers, cocaine & all the trimmings?
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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Peter Revson on Pole at Indianapolis 1971;

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That is a real sleek 'Papaya' coloured McLaren, ta, X..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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Today in '93, having been passed by the lapped Eddie Irvine, Japanese GP winner @ayrtonsenna punches him in the face. https://twitter.com/RetroRacingCo/statu ... 2382738433

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Last F1 grid on the original Spa, qualifying average was 240+ km/h, nothing for wimps.

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Back when men were men and Ciro was...ah whatever, Pedro at Spa taking no prisoners;

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Yes indeed! The old Spa in 1973 during the 1000km race:

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Look at that scenery. This was at Burneville corner (which means Ballsack city), clearly a corner for men!

Chris Amon described what it was like to drive this section in the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix to author Ted Simon in “The Chequered Year”. “… Now we’re over the hill and coming down towards a sharp right-hand curve. ‘This is the unbelievable corner. You come down here pulling nine-two or nine-three in fifth and you go in here flat, absolutely flat.” Nine-three in fifth gear was 180mph. “Then about here, Amon said referring to the apex, you just go – unnh- and then straight back in it, so you’re actually exiting at about 170 mph.”

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James Hunt, Tony Brise and Ronnie Peterson
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1953 Ascari @ Silverstone
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Belgian GP, Spa, 1965 Winner Jim Clark
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Winner Graham Hill BRM leads a sideways Jackie Stewart(3rd) BRM and Lorenzo Bandini (2nd) Ferrari
(Note the track surface.. too bad things have changed .. be a crying shame if they have to deal with anything not perfect.)
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: Monaco 1965 Winner Graham Hill BRM P261 leads the pack at Ste Devote corner
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This thread is too good!!

=D> =D> =D> =D>

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can you recognise the fella on the right? you should :mrgreen:

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and yáll should know this young fella better than any other one

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Senna at the last one right? And the previous, Jean Todt? :lol:

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yes sir! :mrgreen:
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"

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MadMatt wrote:Yes indeed! The old Spa in 1973 during the 1000km race:

http://trackthoughts.com/wp-content/upl ... a-0011.jpg

Look at that scenery. This was at Burneville corner (which means Ballsack city), clearly a corner for men!
That corner is amazing. Herman Tilke must have been given a massive budget for grading and landscaping! And the authentic Belgian-style farmhouses too!

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First corner incident as Patrick Tambay rides over Niki Lauda
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A very wet Belgian GP, 1965
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GP Debut for Gilles Villeneuve,British GP, Silverstone, 16 July 1977
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Plenty of interest in the 6 wheel Tyrrell, French GP, Paul Ricard, 4 July 1976
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Italian GP, Monza 1964 Jack Brabham
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Absolutely fantastic series of photos. Thank you very much for bringing a smile to my face.