Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49

[Lou Drozdowski]

This weekend's French F1 race will be held at Pail Ricard...yes, the track with all those crazy painted lines at the run off areas. Besides being flat with no depth perception for the drivers, you will need a pair of 3D glasses or at least have some motion sickness pills handy.

So before you hurl Sunday morning's breakfast...

I'll throw you back to the 1967 event, held for the first and only time at Le Mans where the short Bugatti circuit was used. Team Lotus had a dreadful weekend with pole sitter Hill and second row starter Clark both retire early with differential failures.

Here's a shot of the start...Can you name the cars and drivers?

Oh!...and NO using WIKI...you will get the Black Flag!
     

[Roger]

I can  get the first few easily, and some further back.
I think I'm  right in saying that Jackie Stewart is the only driver left from that grid.

[4129R]

I think I'm  right in saying that Jackie Stewart is the only driver left from that grid.

As the race was 54 years ago, and say the average drivers age was 28 as they were older in those days, that would make the average age driver 82, so Jackie at 82, is bang on my calculations, and doing well, unlike his wife Helen, who has been in poor health for a long time now.

[BDA]

#9 is Dan Gurney.

[Lou Drozdowski]

Colin, " Tell  when you want me to put it on pole"

Emotions were running high as Mario Andretti was honored during yesterday's final day at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
During the weekend he had stints in the 49, 79, and the Le Mans Ferrari 512 . Always the gentleman, his interview at Lord Richman's house was one to be remembered.

Check out the cool finger ring! 
 

[BDA]

He looked great for 81! And Roger Penske looked great for 84!

[Lou Drozdowski]

We all had our heroes growing up...men we could aspire and look up to. Certainly, many of us always placed our father's at the top of the list. Certain professions also carried extra weight in determining the people we most admired... Military figures, Statesmen, Firemen,  Police and sports figures come to mind.

When it came to motorsports, there were a handful of legends who were bigger than life.
 A simple farmer who became an international star, and never lost sight of his humble beginnings. Today's "woke" culture should take a lesson and remember what it means to be great.     

[BDA]

Times change and not always for the good. Some now don’t value what’s is really important.

[dakazman]

Keep 'em coming, Lou. I quite enjoy these photos. Cheers.

  I too love these pic Lou.

   I can’t explain why , but feel drawn in strangely whenever hearing or watching playbacks . I feel like I’ve been there.

Dakazman

[Lou Drozdowski]

Keep 'em coming, Lou. I quite enjoy these photos. Cheers.

  I too love these pic Lou.

   I can’t explain why , but feel drawn in strangely whenever hearing or watching playbacks . I feel like I’ve been there.

Dakazman

How about some face time...from long ago!

[BDA]

Nice pictures of Lotus alumni!

[Lou Drozdowski]

Make it a point this Holiday weekend to catch F1 at Zandvoort.

It's been 36 years since the Nelson Piquet victory in 85...
The return to the North sea coast circuit should be a banger. Fast, twisty, banked and narrow, with little run off will produce plenty of action. The Dutch crowd will be in orange bloom and flare smoke, to cheer on their boy Max.

One thing still has not changed, we will still have to wait out the current crop of drivers to match the record of victories at the dunes. Yep...Jim Clark holds the tally of four wins with Stewart and Lauda close behind with three.

[Bainford]

Interesting Lou. I had no idea it's been so long since Zandvoort saw F-1 action. It'll be a burner if Max wins, especially if he has to go toe to toe with Hamilton to do it. Yup, worth catching that one.

[dakazman]

  Found this shot and I’m a fan .
Dakazman

[Lou Drozdowski]

Look familiar to today's F1 qualy in  Sochi ?

Less all the drivers aids like...radio, traction control, diff modes, engine maps, energy stores, drs, drink bottles, difusers, kers and that strat 9 shit they keep talking about...did I miss anything?

ps...Congrats Lando on your first pole!