I think I stand corrected that the date was April 7. I have a senior moment
every time I try to pinpoint the date, since I read it in the local paper and
it was dated April 9, I think. I still have the clipping.
Roger
>>> <John.Desantis@inficon.com> 02/28/01 04:06PM >>>
Come on, this is getting crazy. Jim was killed at Hockenheim on 9 April
1968.
Don't you wear black on that day every year? Nothing against Graham Hill,
but
I can't imagine that if Jim had been his team mate for the whole year, the
'68
championship would have been Jim's third instead of Graham's second.
On the other note, the tragedy at LeMans had to be referring to the the
crash
in 1955 involving a AH 100S and Leveigh's Mercedes 300SLR, in which about
80
people were killed. It is the greatest racing accident of all time! I can't
believe it has anything to do with the Ferrari/ Ford wars.
Roger
Dam this is spokey - I started all this and April 9th is my birthday, I
always ware black that day.
John
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