[Spridgets] Grand Prix - The Killer Years - On Velocity Channel

[Bob Kitterer]

Did not have time to look at the full show.  I was also following F1 and other sports car events in those days and there was a lot made of the accidents, they were spectacular and unfortunate.   The other thing I remember from those years was that over ten times as many people were killed playing football, at all levels of that sport,  just in the USA.


Bob Kitterer and Dolores

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On Mar 2, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Mark Haynes wrote:

> Thanks Rick-
> Though I was aware of, and following, F1 in those days, I really wasn't aware
> of the carnage as it applied to the drivers. I still remember when Jim Clark
> died, and still have a steel model of the 1967 Lotus 42 on my bookshelf in my
> office.
> This documentary is a great reminder of how far the safety in auto racing has
> come. The advent of fuel cells has made such a difference, I think after last
> Monday's NASCAR debacle, they'll start using cells for the dryer fuel as
> well.
> 
> Mark Haynes
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> For those that don't get the Velocity Channel, I found a link for the video
> as
> shown on the BBC:
> http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmlzni_grand-prix-the-killer-years_auto
> 
> Rick
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