Gary -
Four years ago I attended the Formula 1 race held at
Sepang Circuit, Malaysia.
I had the great pleasure of watching Stirling Moss
drive three laps in an open wheeled 1950s Mercedes
race car (I'm quite sure it was the same model 1955
that Moss won the British Grand Prix in)... prior to
the race.
What was special about this was Moss did not simply
drive the car around the circuit... he ran it full
throttle.
Imagine, driving a 1955 spec Mercedes race car still
mounted with 50's style ply tires with a 70 year old
man at the wheel while... everyone in the Grand Stands
stared at him slack-jawed as he did this... he went
flying by at full throttle on the straightaway, left
hand on the wheel, right hand waving to the crowd with
him facing the crowd with the biggest grin you've ever
seen (he wasn't looking at the track, he didn't need
to). I think the car was close to 120 mph while he
was doing this, still running the racing line on the
track.
No roll bar, 50's style racing helmet... trademark
goggles... I sight to have seen. I think there is
only one 70 year old man in the world that could have
accomplished that without crashing!
I think you are in for a real treat!
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- Gary & Gretchen <garygret@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Fellow gear-heads,
>
> Our local Madison (WI) Sports Car Club is
> celebrating our 50th anniversary
> by inviting Sir Stirling Moss for a dinner
> presentation in Madison January
> 29, 2005. I would like to cordially invite all the
> British car enthusiasts in the
> Midwest to join us for a memorable evening with
> other aficionados. (This is
> not a purely magnanimous gesture, as it turned out
> to be a costly
> enterprise.)
>
> Stirling Moss is one of the most versatile drivers
> in history, competing and
> winning not only in Formula One, Two and Three, but
> in hillclimbs, sports
> and touring car races, rallies and world speed
> record events. His recent
> fifth back surgery has made travel more difficult
> and his public appearances
> increasingly rare.
>
> The banquet will be at the Monona Terrace Convention
> Center, a Frank Lloyd
> Wright designed facility on Lake Monona with
> attached Hilton hotel. If you
> are interested please visit
> www.madisonsportscarclub.com or drop me a line.
>
> Apologies in advance for those more distant and/or
> not interested.
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays to all!
> Gary Schneider, MSCC President
> EP TR4 & VH Mini Cooper S (wife's)
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