Many on the list may have seen this video before, but for those that haven't
it seems timely.
http://vimeo.com/20247765
----- Original Message -----
From: "HealeyRick" <healeyrick at yahoo.com>
To: "Richard Korn" <cynicbass at gmail.com>
Cc: <spridgets at autox.team.net>; <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grand Prix - The Killer Years - On Velocity Channel
> I'm very gratified that my recommendation for this show has been so
> well
> received. I know there are some inaccuracies with the program, but the
> interviews with the drivers and wives are just exceptional. And,
> unfortunately, it IS all about the money. People have made fortunes on
> the
> desire of F1 drivers to win a GP championship. Take a look at Petra
> Ecclestone's house, built on the willingness of F1 drivers to make the
> ultimate
> sacrifice:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2027735/Petra-Eccles
> tone-strips-Candy-Spelling-85m-house-old-fashioned-decor.html
> Unfortunately,
> driver safety still gives way to making a profit. Look at the 2005 USGP
> at
> Indy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_United_States_Grand_Prix
> F1 in the 50s-early '70s was what Hemingway and Ken Purdy rightly
> called a
> "blood sport," You could easily die in the pursuit of fame. I remember
> seeing Bandini die in flames on Wide World of Sports. Completely
> incompetent
> marshals failed to do anything while he perished.
> Racing is just so much safer, now. Doesn't mean you won't die doing
> it.
> Just that you have a better chance of survival.
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