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Post by chrisb on Feb 4, 2018 9:20:21 GMT
Carl, brilliant, your wonderful sense of humour has cheered a grey dank morning, that is, whilst i still am in mourning for Scottish rugby that seemed to disappear yesterday- and salute my Celtic friends,
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Post by charleselan on Feb 9, 2018 12:09:11 GMT
I came upon this superb photo of Tazio Nuvolari the other day and hope that it compliments the wonderful image uploaded a while back by Mikael.  |
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Post by Jamie on Feb 9, 2018 15:32:16 GMT
Arriva Tazio......altogether now....
That song runs through my mind whenever I see him print; what an amazing driver, a true artist behind the wheel.....and with a fuel hose obviously.
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Post by René on Feb 9, 2018 15:48:29 GMT
Fantastic picture! Really have to do some more reading on Nuvolari.
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Post by robmarsh on Feb 9, 2018 18:28:25 GMT
Lovely atmospheric pic Charles. Time for me to study the man more.
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Post by charleselan on Feb 9, 2018 20:45:11 GMT
Lovely atmospheric pic Charles. Time for me to study the man more. It must be catching as I am currently looking at books about the man, but it is hard to know which to go for. |
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Post by Carl on Feb 9, 2018 21:23:42 GMT
Lovely atmospheric pic Charles. Time for me to study the man more. It must be catching as I am currently looking at books about the man, but it is hard to know which to go for. Rob and John Charles, The Nuvolari Museum link provided by Mikael is a good starting point and gives a condensed biography. That's a fascinating photograph! I wonder how often and why he would take charge of refueling and whether he decided to free a mechanic for a more pressing concern elsewhere. Cheers, Carl |
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Post by René on Feb 11, 2018 11:47:52 GMT
Lorenzo Bandini (Austria 1961)  |
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Post by charleselan on Feb 11, 2018 12:57:33 GMT
I always really liked Lorenzo Bandini and can still to this day remember hearing the news on the radio that he had succumbed to those terrible burns sustained in the 1967 Monaco GP. As was usual in those days I was riding my bicycle around the farm yard next to my parents house and caught the news as I stopped in at the house. It upset me greatly at the time even though one was, dare I say it, accustomed to drivers getting killed on a regular basis.
Chris Amon said that Lorenzo was a great team mate and co driver when they were paired together in the 330P3/4 sports cars, also he was a lovely chap according to Chris.
Incidentally the goggles he has around his neck are the split lens type I mentioned earlier in the Nuvolari discussion.
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Post by Carl on Feb 11, 2018 16:41:07 GMT
I was watching the race (tape delayed on ABC Wide World of Sports) and still recall the horror I felt as Jim McKay stressed that the driver had not gotten out of the burning car, by then a conflagration. The course workers could do nothing. They had no fire protection and only extinguishers inadequate to the task.
The helicopter high overhead showed other drivers giving wide berth as they slowly passed, including teammate Chris Amon. What fearful thoughts must have gone through his mind! Those were different times.
In those days the only two races televised in America (both by ABC) were Monaco, since the early 1960s and, more recently, the Indianapolis 500. One lesson viewers were immediately taught was the extreme danger of motorsport, presented as gladiatorial by both television and racing itself.
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Post by René on Feb 11, 2018 22:49:04 GMT
I also had a soft spot for Lorenzo Bandini, even if he was before my time. I guess it's the beautiful name and he seemed like a really nice chap. And then such tragedy. Impressive to read both your memories, JC and Carl from that dreadful accident. I can imagine that made a big impression on a young lad. This is also a great portrait. I love the unique Ferrari badge!  |
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Post by mikael on Feb 15, 2018 4:16:17 GMT
Ronnie Peterson, after beating Reine Wisell for the victory of the Formula 3 race in Monaco 1969.  |
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Post by mikael on Feb 15, 2018 5:35:14 GMT
The book "The Cruel Sport" by Robert Daley (a book that I like a lot) has a fascinating photo of Lorenzo Bandini on the inside cover, as shown here. (This is not a photo taken by me, but one "trawled up" via Google.)  |
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Post by chrisb on Feb 15, 2018 6:27:13 GMT
I have a marvellous book on the 1967 season during which Chris spoke of Lorenzo and how traumatised he was as a result of the accident, the screams haunting him for years - and yet again a needless tragedy
two lovely stories though: there was an interview with John Surtees [or a documentary?] and he spoke of Lorenzo very fondly - calling him a 'good lad' which for Big John was a huge compliment and the other probably equally as well known but no harm in reminding ourselves when motor racing had a sense of humour, when Lorenzo and Graham clashed in Mexico 1964 and John went onto become WDC, instead of what we would now expect, Graham, ever the class act, sent Lorenzo some free driving lessons, that was camaraderie and how to handle life
wonderful photo's - love the Ronnie picture
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Post by robmarsh on Feb 15, 2018 10:40:06 GMT
ChrisB is that "1967 a year of Living Dangerously"? The pics on Lorenzo and especially the Ronnie pic were excellent. Ronnie always looked like he was putting a lot of honest effort into things without the Mansell histrionics which made it even more honest.
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