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Title: The fastest driver you never heard of
Post by: Dare on November 29, 2021, 09:29:52 PM

Good read


https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryancampbell/2020/07/31/tommy-byrne-mclaren-sabotaged--my-formula-1-test-drive-and-career/?fbclid=IwAR0ER9mshEOAStp7Fp81LWL

Title: Re: The fastest driver you never heard of
Post by: John S on December 03, 2021, 03:31:19 PM

Yeah good find Dare, I enjoyed reading that.  :good:

Hard to see how a pothead, albeit a fast one, would be good for F1 in the 80s, even though we had a spate of hard living/drinking drivers in the 70s.

You might like this short piece about 'Rocket' Rick Mears brush with F1, courtesy of Bernie, Dare.

 https://f1i.com/images/325644-pondering-what-could-have-been-for-the-great-rick-mears.html

Title: Re: The fastest driver you never heard of
Post by: Dare on December 04, 2021, 01:02:27 AM

I liked Mears. Maybe if he hadn't had those accidents he
wouldn't have retired and won his 5th Indy. I would have liked
to see him in F1 for just one year

Title: Re: The fastest driver you never heard of
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on December 04, 2021, 03:49:12 AM

I was watching live when he had his crash and it was pretty bad. Rick generally doesn't complain but others say it killed his road racing ability since he couldn't operate the pedals properly with the constant upshifting and downshifting required.

Title: Re: The fastest driver you never heard of
Post by: jimclark on December 27, 2021, 05:36:25 PM

Quote from: lkjohnson1950 on December 04, 2021, 03:49:12 AM

I was watching live when he had his crash and it was pretty bad.

You were there? Cool.
I don't even remember Sanair CART races being televised, let alone practice. Woulda' loved it. :(