Bringing it home... 49's first race at Zandvoort 1967

[Lou Drozdowski]

I'm probably missing it but in the last picture, there seems to be a lot of chrome which can cause hydrogen embrittlement. I wouldn't expect that on an F1 race car (though it's not unheard of to have chrome on stressed race car bits).

Clue... # 1 "What is behind you is not important"  taken from the movie, Gumball rally.
Clue... # 2  These two pit babes forgot to look into one, before they headed to the track.

   
   

[EuropaTC]

No wing mirrors ?  Either the infamous Chapman weight reduction program or as you say "what is behind you is not important".....

[Bainford]

or as you say "what is behind you is not important".....

If I recall, that is a rule of Italian driving, though perhaps not limited to...

...and now I know why those bottles of champagne at post race parties ar so large; Monza tire chicks need loving, too.

[3929R]

...and now I know why those bottles of champagne at post race parties ar so large; Monza tire chicks need loving, too.

   

[Lou Drozdowski]

...and now I know why those bottles of champagne at post race parties ar so large; Monza tire chicks need loving, too.

   

Take a good look again, for the life of me, I swear the one on the right looks like a relation to Bernie E...

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Would you prefer the company of this faster group instead ?
 

[BDA]

They are wearing the right colors! 

[Bainford]

Much better Lou, thanks. If I were to encounter this group post race, I would hope that THEY are the ones in possession of the large bottle.  Cheers

[Lou Drozdowski]

Yes, I am old school...when October rolls around I can't help to think about my early escapades to upstate New York. The Finger lakes and the village of Watkins Glen. When you could camp out for three days, walk the pit lane, visit the Kendall garage and watch a formula one race for under $25....


Today, that amount will get you a race program if your lucky.ld

[BDA]

Cars were prettier then, too!

[Bainford]

Great pics, Lou. I envy anyone who has witnessed these wonderful machines competing in anger in their prime. Cool stuff.

[Lou Drozdowski]

If you haven't noticed by now, I'm stuck in time...reliving the early days. I'm not ashamed to admit that although my passion of Lotus started with monoposto's, I needed something more to remind me of how much fun it would be to heel and toe while enjoying 3307r.

Thus...the purchase of Tribute driving shoes by Nicolas Hunziker

 ps...had to add a Zandvoort photo of Clark and the classic # 5....ld

[BDA]

My old Top Sider soles were getting dry rotted and slippery so I got a pair of those, too! They work really well for Europa driving. My only complaint is the laces are more than generous so I have to tuck them in the shoe. I was self conscious at first but my car grabs most of the attention! 

[3929R]

 

[Lou Drozdowski]

Back to Zandvoort...

Early action...up close for the camera guys, no guardrails, just a few hay bales for good measure!

Clark leads Brabham, Rindt and Dennis Hulme....Jimmy in the pits with crew "Teamwork"...ld

[BDA]

Great pictures, Lou!

I recently watched the movie '1' about Formula 1 largely from the angle of safety. If you haven't seen it, I advise it.

Some old pictures have people standing a few yards from the track. Some viewing locations were on the top of a bluff that was carved out to pave the track. The views must have been amazing but the tracks were incredibly dangerous. At the time, I thought the safety issue was silly. They knew what they were in for and if it was too dangerous, they needed to slow down. That sounds reasonable but it really isn't given the reality of who was racing and why. I still miss the tracks that weave through the woods like Nurburging, but I'm really happy that deaths are unheard of now.