Stirling did two ill advised moves, not one.
First, he tried to late brake inside damn near half the field on the first
real corner of the race, going onto the dirt on the inside to do so. He
tapped another car (see below), which caused that car to go into another,
and another, etc, which eventually caused Old Yaller to spin down to the
inside.
Stirling *second* move was to stand on it after he cleared the first car,
drive about 30 yards on the dirt on the inside of the track, and then drive
into the side of Old Yaller. Only someone consumed with "red mist" would
continue after taking a hard hit in a priceless car without checking for
potentially serious suspension damage, etc..
Someone in a Lotus 23 (I think) tried a demon inside move on the Brabham BT
8 in the sports car race on Sunday - didn't have a hope, and caused someone
to buy some new body parts. But the worst thing was the Dusenberg on
Saturday that broke it's crankshaft and literally deposited the back half
of the engine on the front straight. Crank, rods, pistons, flywheel,
clutch - the whole shebang!
Brian
At 01:14 AM 08/30/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, I saw the incident (over and over) on Speedvision. I called it "ill
>advised" for a
>couple of reasons:
>1. It resulted in damage to 3 significant cars. (The Maserati, a Lister
>Corvette?, and one
>of the old Yaller cars which was T-boned)
>2. Phil was in the dirt, off the track to the inside. I suspect his
>brakes didn't work as
>well there. :) He basically slid into the rear quarter of the
>Lister. He did pass one
>car cleanly on his way to the Lister, though. That particular pass was as
>you describe - a
>classic outbraking, down the inside pass. Unfortunately, it didn't end
>there...
>3. It was "ill advised" in retrospect - rather exciting at the time,
>though. If he had
>gotten away with it, I would have called it an "agressive pass".
>
>In Phil's defense, the spin of Old Yaller which ended up causing the
>majority of the damage
>may have been in sympathy of Phil's contact with the Lister. It really
>should have been a
>"light bump" to the Lister and ended there until Old Yaller spun into
>Phil's path.
>
>I agree with you that I want to see racing (not a parade), other drivers
>should be aware,
>etc.
>
>Also, this is entirely my opinion, is subjective (not fact), your mileage
>may vary.
>
>- Tony
>
>Susan and John Roper wrote:
>
> > Whoa, guys. i did not see the incident, but have problems with it
> being described as
> > an ill-advised charge down the inside. Too many of these incidents are
> the result of a
> > "racer" who does not use his or her mirrors and give way when someone
> has gotten
> > inside. A "charge down the inside" is the essential roadracing pass,
> and requires the
> > driver who has been passed to be aware and to concede the line if the
> passing car got
> > there before he did. I understand that there are some vintage racers
> who would prefer
> > a parade. Me, I like races and racers, not poseurs who don't bother to
> learn how to do
> > it. Nomex on. Fire away. John
> >
> > Tony Drews wrote:
> >
> > > Of course, it was none other than Phil Hill in the Maserati making an
> (ill advised,
> > > it turns out) charge down the inside of turn 1. I don't think he had
> as much fun
> > > in that race as he'd hoped to. :)
> > >
> > > - Tony
> > >
> > > mdunst@smtplink.coh.org wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was just speechless, with mouth agape when I saw the pretty
> Maseratti tag the
> > > > Lister Corvette then T-bone another. ...to be on live TV for all to
> see (over
> > > > and Over).
> > > >
> > > > Mordy
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