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Offline Lou Drozdowski

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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #495 on: Monday,August 21, 2023, 08:39:59 AM »
Quote from: RoddyMac on Monday,June 19, 2023, 01:05:04 PM
A bit late on commenting, but Lou's post from July 2022 of the 49 I dont think is Jochen.  The gloves, and goggles dont look right.  I did a google image search and I think it's a modern photo (taken in 2013).

Yes, another look and the gloves are a dead giveaway...

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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #496 on: Monday,August 21, 2023, 10:25:22 AM »
I have to pipe in with my favorite historical Lotus photograph done by Jesse Alexander.  Clark and Chapman conferring after a test drive for the Belgium GP in '62.  The way that they were able to analyze the handling of the car and then dial it in was what made them the perfect team.

Check out Alexander's remarkable book "Driven".  An amazing photographer.
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #497 on: Tuesday,September 05, 2023, 06:18:20 PM »
Today, 9/5/70 we remember the sad passing of Jochen Rindt...RIP
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #498 on: Tuesday,September 05, 2023, 06:44:26 PM »
RIP Jochen… Sadly he is mostly known as the only posthumously crowned F1 champion.
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #499 on: Thursday,September 07, 2023, 11:27:49 AM »
RIP Jochen.
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #500 on: Friday,February 23, 2024, 07:43:21 PM »
Wilson Fittipaldi...His passing today at age 80 will leave a legacy very few F1 fans will understand. Less famous perhaps because of his brother Emerson, but because of his collaboration in starting the career's  of future legends.


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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #501 on: Saturday,February 24, 2024, 07:52:11 AM »
I remember the Fittipaldi F1 team as a sad embarrassing blotch on Emmo’s career, but then I didn’t know the stature of the members of the team. It would have been really interesting if the money had been available to realize the potential.
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #502 on: Monday,March 04, 2024, 11:03:43 AM »
He would have been 88 today...Jim Clark
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #503 on: Monday,March 04, 2024, 02:19:41 PM »
March is a pretty big month for F1 drivers (Mario and Jim at least).

RIP Jim Clark
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #504 on: Tuesday,June 25, 2024, 04:09:57 PM »
The time when the circle clip was re-named, and the Lord's name comes to mind.
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #505 on: Tuesday,June 25, 2024, 04:35:40 PM »
So that's the origin of the term "Jesus clip!!"
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #506 on: Tuesday,June 25, 2024, 08:28:32 PM »
Yes BDA...

Upon closer examination of the photo, you can see the shock and front sway bar are disconnected from the top rocker arm...I found a few close ups of the original 49c suspension before a restoration.   
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #507 on: Tuesday,June 25, 2024, 08:37:05 PM »
“Before restoration” is good because there is a fair amount of rust!

Thanks for the detailed picture!
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #508 on: Wednesday,June 26, 2024, 10:35:37 AM »
Great photo. Never heard the term "Jesus clip" before.
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Re: Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49
« Reply #509 on: Wednesday,June 26, 2024, 10:43:47 AM »
Maybe it's a Yank term...
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