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Title: Dan Gurney passes
Post by: Dare on January 15, 2018, 03:53:15 AM

He was a one of a kind

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/versatile-racing-legend-dan-gurney-002122595.html

Title: Re: Dan Gurney passes
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on January 15, 2018, 05:20:55 AM

My hero. RIP, well done.

Title: Re: Dan Gurney passes
Post by: Jericoke on January 15, 2018, 02:57:15 PM

Some race cars have Pirelli tires.
Some race cars have Mercedes engines.
Some race cars are designed by Ferrari.
EVERY race car has a Gurney flap.

How many people have a car part named after them?

If people like Enzo Ferrari, AJ Foyt and Jackie Stewart are legends, that word seems too small for Gurney.

Title: Re: Dan Gurney passes
Post by: John S on January 15, 2018, 05:07:28 PM

Thanks for the memories Dan, we may never see your like again.

R.I.P true gentleman racer. 

Title: Re: Dan Gurney passes
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on January 15, 2018, 10:24:21 PM

IMS remembers Dan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTtmc-q_gSs&feature=em-uploademail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTtmc-q_gSs&feature=em-uploademail)

Title: Re: Dan Gurney passes
Post by: cosworth151 on January 16, 2018, 10:37:07 PM

He was my hero going back to the 60's. He's still the only American to win an F1 race in a car that carried his name - A Gurney Eagle.

Another thing that made him a hero to me in my youth - he proved that tall guys could be great racers.

R.I.P., Dan. You were truly one of a kind, and you did it with style.