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#1 Redliner

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 05:54 PM

http://www.itv-f1.co...eneral&id=42284

Goin' Old-school F1 here...God among men. These guys were the epitome of true bravery piloting those flimsy, gas-filled cars around in the rain at 200mph next to houses, telephone poles, and cows. I think we tend to see accidents as being 'normal' and what not, but it wasn't too long ago that a simple crash like the one that occurs on a regular basis used to be unsurvivable at best.

#2 DrDickAction

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 06:43 PM

no seat belts and leather helmets :eek3:

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 06:50 PM

Very good article. Damn I wish I could have grown up in those days!

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 06:54 PM

no seat belts and leather helmets :eek3:



i believe i read somewhere that no seat belts was actually because they would rather be thrown out of the car in a crash than be stuck in it.

#5 Redliner

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 06:57 PM

i believe i read somewhere that no seat belts was actually because they would rather be thrown out of the car in a crash than be stuck in it.


I"ve read this too. And who wouldn't? I was looking at the 67 Eagle Weslake -- and the car is literally a gas-tank. They sit on top and are surrounded by gas tanks. Hell, the gear shifter went thru the gas tank! And the suspension was made of magneisum, known for acting like a match... :eek3:

#6 DrDickAction

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 08:10 PM

I"ve read this too. And who wouldn't? I was looking at the 67 Eagle Weslake -- and the car is literally a gas-tank. They sit on top and are surrounded by gas tanks. Hell, the gear shifter went thru the gas tank! And the suspension was made of magneisum, known for acting like a match... :rofl:


:eek3: jeebus....what, they couldn't figure out a way to put the driver in a pure oxygen filled bubble.

All stones, those men were.

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 04:39 PM

Jim Clark = Greatest Driver of All Time.

Except for maybe Tazio Nuvolari.




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