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Took much longer though because they can not carry much weight. The cars had to be broken down into small parts and reassembled at each race. And sometimes the birds got lost or too tired. What a nightmare!
I do have an old story back from the early 70's. I used to hang around Mosport, and one very late evening I was asked if I would assist in unloading some trucks. Some trucks, yea..
Back then the teams pooled their resources and leased at least one 747 freighter. They loaded their equipmet onto the 747, it flew to Toronto, and unloaded to some trucks, which finished the journey.
All the parts were ... parts.. no real specialized containers. The engines were protected, but the cars were broken down. Of course, the next day saw the teams show up and begin assembly. The Lotus team were hilarious, they had stuffed the cockpit full of t-shirts, and the very first thing they did was to unpack the shirts, set up a display stand, and sell the buggers. I guess Colin turned a blind eye to this, most likely the profits went into the mechanic's beer fund.
It was real cool to see all the different parts up close, real close. Worst part it was about 2 am, and no one had the energy to do much more than unload. And I still remember and regret dropping that engine.
Racing should be decided on the track, not the court room.
@ the responses. Thank God they're mainly CF and light metals.