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Post by Sam Tyler on May 1, 2015 16:26:57 GMT
As I have a lot of interest in motors, driving, and racing, I've been searching around the 'net about historic racing drivers and discovered this blog about Mike Hawthorn:
Scarf and Goggles
The link takes you to the first page about Mike Hawthorn and there are links to subsequent pages about his life, his death, as well as links to archives about the family garage. Some pages carry then and now pictures of relevant locations.
I won't copy the blogger's text here but I do recommend it to all as it is so well written and certainly kept my interest today.
Just as a teaser though; had Hawthorn not been killed in the car crash, he was only given about 18 months to live...
Sam.
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Post by Villain on May 1, 2015 18:11:38 GMT
Thanks for the heads up on that link Sam, duly bookmarked for a good old perusal when I get the chance. The likes of Hawthorn, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill etc were cut from a very different cloth to the racing drivers of today, they knew how to have fun between races and more importantly were allowed to. With today's corporate entities largly running the show, the sponsor is king and woe betide anyone with a lucrative contract bringing their perceived image into disrepute. Back in the day those old school drivers weren't restricted to one form of racing either, they thought nothing of jumping form a GT sports car into a Formula 1 single seater on the same weekend. They often gave eachother lifts to the various circuits over the season and stayed in each others homes between races. In the '60s Jackie Stewart and his wife were very close pals with Jochen Rindt and his wife Nina. Teams were much smaller outfits in those far off days and as a result were usually very close knit, hanging out with each other and generally having fun whenever possible. The team owners weren't aloof either, joining in the frolics but they still managed to get things done and were able to compete on the track the following day. My favourite Stirling Moss quote is 'of course in those days we'd be busy going to parties and chasing crumpet'. James Hunt was probably the last of the breed. Says it all really doesn't it!
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