Mike, those are some pretty impressive signatures!
Best I could do at the USGP in '68 was sneak into the Kendall Tech Center
after the race, help some British guys on a race team carry some items into
the garage, and chat with them. And hang around until 3 guys came walking up
with a giant bottle of champagne, gave it to the crew for a sip or two, who
promptly offered it to me! Didn't have a camera but did have a race program
and a pen. Jackie Stewart, who just won the race, Ken Terrell, his car
owner, and The Bear, Denny Hulme all signed it. I was in hog heaven! Still
got the program.
And been hooked ever since.
Great memories. Also lots of great memories since joining the Vintage
bunch. More to come.
Bill--- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Mehl" <mike.mehl@yahoo.com>
To: "Jim Gray" <toodamnfunky@comcast.net>
Cc: "Triumph Friends of" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Grand Prix Cars Vs. F1
> I happen to have a copy of the FIA 1970 year book of Autombile sport.
It is
> the rule book published by the FIA. Advertisements all refer to the F1
Grand
> Prix world championship. If I am not mistaken F1 became more prevelant
when
> Bernie Ecclestone took over marketing F1 in the early 80s. I have have
Indy
> programs from the 60s at which time Indy was part of the world
championship
> series. I looked at a few other race programs I have. The 1969 British
GP
> program says RAC British Grand Prix 19 July 1969 (no F1 on the cover).
The
> 1971 British GP program also has no F1 on the cover. The 1971 French GP
> program does not say Grand Prix but does say Formule 1 onthe cover. I
have
> the 1972 USGP program which says on the cover Grand Prix of the United
> States. Formula 1 for the World Championship of Drivers. One thing
that is
> pretty cool about the programs is my 69 British GP program is signed by
Jack
> Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Chirs Amon, Jochen
> Rindt, Piers Courage, Jo Siffert, Jacky Ickx and Denny Hulme. I got
the
> signatures myself at age 7. Jims email sparked me to look at the
programs.
> Thanks
>
> Mike Mehl
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jim Gray
> <toodamnfunky@comcast.net>
> To: Friends of triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent:
> Sat, January 16, 2010 9:42:58 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Grand Prix Cars Vs. F1
> Question;
>
> At what point did we start
> using F1 to describe the cars
> in lieu of
> Grand Prix.
>
> Pre - wing cars would include
> the Lotus 49 but exclude the
> 49B.
> Or would it be pre-carbon
> fiber & driver aid cars.
>
> jim g
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