[from vintage-race-owner@autox.team.]
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><<Actually, it was Stirling Moss in the 1959 Le Mans winning Aston Martin.
>We should all be ashamed of deriding the wrong auto racing icon.>>
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> What, do you mean to say that Moss has banged up another car in a vintage
>event? Wasn't it just a year ago that Moss re-arranged some sheetmetal on
>someone's Shelby Mustang at a vintage event (was it the Historics?).
Yes, it was Stirling 2 years ago at Monterey...it was also a similar
move in the same corner...I see a pattern...
> I am going to be very choosy about which racing legends I allow any seat
>time in MY car. (not that I expect to be forced to make such elections any
Someone in our group was asked if he would allow George Follmer to
drive his Boss 302.....the answer was "no, I bought the car so *I*
could drive it"..... (Especially with Parnelli in the other Boss!)
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Regards
Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
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FOR SALE: 68 Corvette Roadster.
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