Lotus F1 "The tobacco years" type 72

[Lou Drozdowski]

Just wanted to pass this along, an excellent vintage documentary with some fantastic footage and interviews... from the 1973 season F1 racing hero's...
"The quick and the dead"

Glitz, Guts, Gears, Girls & Glamour...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtW7ZTCfC5I



 

[BDA]

Great movie, Lou! One of the highlights for me is Jackie Stewart driving Nurburgring in a Rolls Royce! Also seeing Frank Williams not in a wheelchair! Good times!

It's interesting that Hailwood and Revson talked about how there was no real closeness among the drivers when in the movie, "1" (still available on Prime), Jackie Stewart made a point about how close the drivers were - vacationing together, etc. Jackie's comments may have been before corporate sponsorship got going and racing was still more sport than business.

[Lou Drozdowski]

Boots & Brollies...nuff said.

[BDA]

I think F1 has gotten too PC. I might be misremembering but I don't remember any grid girls on the grid during Martin Brundle's grid walks. It's too bad...

[4129R]

I think F1 has gotten too PC. I might be misremembering but I don't remember any grid girls on the grid during Martin Brundle's grid walks. It's too bad...

The new owners thought grid girls were too sexist, so stopped the eye candy.

The world has gone PC mad. In the UK, a big company has had to apologise for calling a bra colour "tobacco" as tobacco is associated with bad so that colour is associated with bad.

Political Correctness really p*sses me off. People are just searching for anything to ban and make a fuss about.

[BDA]

 

I could say a lot more about that but I think if we discuss this on the forum, we should take it to "Off Topic Subjects"

[4129R]

Well the topic is called "The tobacco years" !!!

[BDA]

 

[Lou Drozdowski]

Worth the read...

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/9/jochen-rindt--greatness-cut-short--thank-frankel-its-friday/?fbclid=IwAR259nYQYJ5GF7BPZeCuqtWVydowAyC72VxB0K2kJbg0INxyg-jJZnm62ag

Notice something really spooky in this photo?

One is quite obvious, but there are at least three....

[BDA]

The only one I can see so far is that both drivers died in crashes.

I'm not sure what is where Jochen's wing should be.

[Lou Drozdowski]

The only one I can see so far is that both drivers died in crashes.

I'm not sure what is where Jochen's wing should be.

Yes, BDA... That's one

# 2  The other car in the picture is of Jo Siffert's March 701 who would perish a year later.

Cevert (73) and Siffert (71) lost their lives in October.

The wingless 72's air box is removed & laying aft of the trumpets.

# 3  Look at the pit board for Rindt's lap time...

Qualifications that day started at 3 pm, the last time he would have been seen alive. The shunt was just about 30 minutes into the session.

 

 

[Lou Drozdowski]

Sky sports hits it out of the park..."The Uncrowned Champion"

Jackie, Bernie & Helmut recall their friend Jochen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfW0OJBDl1s

[BDA]

Great video about a great driver (greater than I thought!)! Thanks!

[GavinT]

Here's your chance to snap up Ronnie Peterson's Lotus 76 John Player Special.
How small does it look!

https://www.rmd.be/cars-for-sale/car/view/1/215/lotus-76-1-jps9?fbclid=IwAR0Nd4gKWtAzRetrYH_pGZDOxeeG6ooADetauTiwFsYHKm6_G4_1xc4Qr3w

[BDA]

I think I'll wait till Ronny's or Mario's 79 comes up!