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Post by Carl on Nov 8, 2023 18:20:23 GMT
Las Vegas will apparently be the only Grand Prix with elaborate "dancing waters" adjacent to the track. It's likely this is an artist's rendition, but who controls that already existing display and what are the odds of favorable wind direction? F1 is unconcerned because extra pitstops for intermediate tyres would only add to the excitement.
The Can-Am was held just 5 miles away at Stardust Raceway, built in 1965 and abandoned after 5 years, but once drawing the best drivers in the world. |
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Post by Carl on Nov 8, 2023 18:31:13 GMT
You have only one option if you take this road
Las Vegas has always welcomed bad comedians  like Seinfeld and great singers like Olivia Newton-John
At one time, you could be married by an Elvis impersonator and honeymoon in a hotel/casino owned by a self-adoring criminal sociopath 
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Post by René on Nov 8, 2023 19:17:31 GMT
Roll the dice!  |
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Post by René on Nov 9, 2023 17:51:41 GMT
Posing in racing overalls and underneath the telling text 'Unstoppable', Max Verstappen graces the latest cover of the renowned American opinion magazine Time Magazine. He is the first Dutch person to receive this honor solo since Shell director John Loudon in 1960. With the Grand Prix of Las Vegas approaching, Time Magazine managed to get Verstappen for an interview, of which the Dutchman gives few - besides the obligatory press conferences during Grand Prix weekends.  |
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Post by Carl on Nov 9, 2023 19:33:13 GMT
Time must have a few motorsport enthusiasts on their masthead...
I was too young when Briggs Cunningham made the cover...
...and no longer a subscriber when this insightful cover appeared:
But I'll always remember the Jim Clark cover and article from 1963, my introduction to the great Scot.
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Post by René on Nov 10, 2023 0:20:53 GMT
Michael was also on the cover…  |
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Post by mikael on Nov 10, 2023 15:32:13 GMT
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Post by Carl on Nov 10, 2023 17:04:15 GMT
Some demand more recognition than others
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Post by René on Nov 10, 2023 18:18:18 GMT
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Post by chrisb on Nov 11, 2023 10:46:03 GMT
at first glance Carl i thought it was Johnson, but then realised it was your chap, both of whom hopefully will get their just deserts -
the 1963 one funny enough, is my favourite, wonder why that is,
does anyone know who was the first racing driver to feature on the front cover?
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Post by René on Nov 11, 2023 12:07:30 GMT
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Post by mikael on Nov 11, 2023 12:35:53 GMT
If a multiple Formula One World Driver's Championship winner (let alone a seven-times World Champion) doesn't deserve to have his portrait on the cover of "Time Magazine", nobody does.
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Post by mikael on Nov 11, 2023 12:57:56 GMT
Remarkable, really! - and 2000 USD is not an overwhelming price for an original copy actually signed by Jim Clark himself, I think ...
Related to this, the whole cover story is actually available online, for free, courtesy of Time Magazine:
"https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,833942,00.html"
(Somehow, a direct link will not work, but a copy-and-paste of the address above - minus the "" signs - into a browser will work.)
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Post by Carl on Nov 11, 2023 16:47:58 GMT
My memory is impeccable except when it's not 
The tall rear wheel/tyre assembly and high profile sidewall fool me everytime.
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Post by Carl on Nov 12, 2023 1:02:21 GMT
If a multiple Formula One World Driver's Championship winner (let alone a seven-times World Champion) doesn't deserve to have his portrait on the cover of "Time Magazine", nobody does. Time's cover is never an endorsement or even always an honor, and achievement not the only qualification. Time, a news magazine, still values impartial journalism and what lands someone on the cover has, since 1923, been a dispassionate recognition of impact, that basis alone, whether good or bad. Over a century, a massive assortment of heroes and villains have been on the cover. In politics, heroes and villains can have serious impacts on people's lives. Not so in sport. Some superb athletes contribute greatly to public enjoyment of their sport and are real heroes. Others love the sport and play to win, but are soon forgotten after retirement. Those whose primary focus is self-adoration degrade the sport and are not heroes. Heroism can be defined by triumph and tragedy, but not on the cover of Time |
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was actually from July 1965: 
