Subject: Re: [TR] Sebring 12h weekend -- a look back at 1966

From: Don Hiscock <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 10:28:47 -0500

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I will add, however, that the level of RISK that used to exist in racing is
NOT something one misses!  Love the cars and the on-track action.  Hate the
accidents and the too frequent casualties.  In that regard, racing today is
a helluva lot better to watch!

Don
1962 Triumph TR3B

On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 10:23 AM Don Hiscock <[email-masked]> wrote:

> For those watching the rain delay at Sebring, here's a look back at the
> race in 1966 (hosted by the Goodwood Road Racing Club site).  Lots of Ford
> GT action -- probably my favorite racecar of all time -- and a number of
> views of the Triumph team in the coverage, too.
>
> Great racing, in a golden age for sportscars.
>
>
> https://www.goodwood.com/grrc/race/historic/2019/3/video-re-live-the-dramatic-1966-12-hours-of-sebring/?fbclid=IwAR3c6LIBXGSxJM_v4OziXNyaZEdBvFZcIqR8o4LXAikTuRXiwHwKcKnCr9A
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I will add, however, that the level of RISK that used to e=
xist in racing is NOT something one misses!=C2=A0 Love the cars and the on-=
track action.=C2=A0 Hate the accidents and the too frequent casualties.=C2=
=A0 In that regard, racing today is a helluva lot better to watch!<div><br>=
</div><div>Don</div><div>1962 Triumph TR3B</div></div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 10:=
23 AM Don Hiscock &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">don.hiscock@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">For those watching the rain de=
lay at Sebring, here&#39;s a look back at the race in 1966 (hosted by the G=
oodwood Road Racing Club site).=C2=A0 Lots of Ford GT action -- probably my=
 favorite racecar of all time -- and a number of views of the Triumph team =
in the coverage, too.<div><br></div><div>Great racing, in a golden age for =
sportscars.</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.goodwood.com/gr=
rc/race/historic/2019/3/video-re-live-the-dramatic-1966-12-hours-of-sebring=
/?fbclid=3DIwAR3c6LIBXGSxJM_v4OziXNyaZEdBvFZcIqR8o4LXAikTuRXiwHwKcKnCr9A" t=
arget=3D"_blank">https://www.goodwood.com/grrc/race/historic/2019/3/video-r=
e-live-the-dramatic-1966-12-hours-of-sebring/?fbclid=3DIwAR3c6LIBXGSxJM_v4O=
ziXNyaZEdBvFZcIqR8o4LXAikTuRXiwHwKcKnCr9A</a><br></div><div><br></div></div=
></div>
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From: "dave" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:01:19 -0500

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In 1972 my older brother knew someone who knew someone . . .   I worked =
as a pit runner for the josh greenwood/dick smothers corvette pit.  =
Before electronic communication, when a car came in, someone would write =
down, on a carbon paper pad, what car came in, its number, when it came =
in, why it came in, what they did, and what time it went out.  Then the =
pit runner (me) would take one of the copies over to the tower, where =
they would announce the details to the crowd.  I think I worked 2 hour =
shifts but I really don=E2=80=99t remember.  Free entrance, free food, =
and after the race I was close enough to touch Mario Andretti (the =
winner) as he walked by.  The Greenwood/Smothers car won their class.

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I still have my badge!

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From: Triumphs <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Don =
Hiscock
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 10:24 AM
To: Triumphs <[email-masked]>
Subject: [TR] Sebring 12h weekend -- a look back at 1966

=20

For those watching the rain delay at Sebring, here's a look back at the =
race in 1966 (hosted by the Goodwood Road Racing Club site).  Lots of =
Ford GT action -- probably my favorite racecar of all time -- and a =
number of views of the Triumph team in the coverage, too.

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older brother knew someone who knew someone . . .=C2=A0=C2=A0 I worked =
as a pit runner for the josh greenwood/dick smothers corvette pit.=C2=A0 =
Before electronic communication, when a car came in, someone would write =
down, on a carbon paper pad, what car came in, its number, when it came =
in, why it came in, what they did, and what time it went out.=C2=A0 Then =
the pit runner (me) would take one of the copies over to the tower, =
where they would announce the details to the crowd.=C2=A0 I think I =
worked 2 hour shifts but I really don=E2=80=99t remember.=C2=A0 Free =
entrance, free food, and after the race I was close enough to touch =
Mario Andretti (the winner) as he walked by.=C2=A0 The =
Greenwood/Smothers car won their class.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I still have =
my badge!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Don =
Hiscock<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 16, 2019 10:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
Triumphs &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] Sebring =
12h weekend -- a look back at 1966<o:p></o:p></p><p =
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:57:48 -0400

On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 3:35 PM dave <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> In 1972 my older brother knew someone who knew someone . . .

I had a friend who worked for the newspaper in our Florida town.
Sometime around 1976 or 1977  he got us passes to both Daytona and
Sebring.  The passes seemed to be good enough to let us go wherever we
wanted.....I managed to be standing at the wall between pit road and
the track at one point late in the race.  I discovered that fast race
cars leave a vacuum in their wake that felt like it could suck you
right over the wall.

I don't remember any Triumphs that year,  but apparently there was at
least one MGB GT.
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