[Fot] Memories

[EDWARD BARNARD]

Yes, I forgot that Hansgen was there too. Bobby Unser drove straight through the situation but never really spoke about it at the length that JR. did. Did you read the link to J.R.'s take on it? Truly remarkable that we still have him. Ray Arnold told me his dad, Chuck, had told him the he considered J.R. the best natural at the sport of going fast. Of course, that's one dirt boy speaking of another dirt driver.
-Ed-

--- On Sun, 10/12/08, WILLIAM TOBIN <william.tobin3 at verizon.net> wrote:

From: WILLIAM TOBIN <william.tobin3 at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Memories
To: edwardbarnard at prodigy.net, "kas kastner" <kaskas at cox.net>
Cc: "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:29 PM

  Hi all, there's a good book by Michael Argetsinger entitled "Walt
Hansgen." It follows Walt's career from the early '50's to his
demise at
LeMans in '66. It has a good chapter about the '64 Indy race in which
walt
drove. It's a good read and very informative about the early years of US
road racing.
  I heard Michael has a new book coming out about Mark Donohue, one of the
best ever.
  Take care, Bill----- Original Message -----
  From: "EDWARD BARNARD" <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
  To: "kas kastner" <kaskas at cox.net>
  Cc: "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
  Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 5:29 PM
  Subject: [Fot] Memories


  > Kas: Really great photos of that situation. I do believe Salt passed
away a
  > month later though. I don't know if he ever regained conciousness.
  > Below is a link to the story from J.R. about Eddie Sachs and Dave
MacDonald.
  > Just reading it makes you believe in luck. Did you know Dave M. while he
was
  > running sporty cars? If I remember correctly he was a Vette, Cobra guy
and ran
  > for the Shelby team. I think at LeMans too?
  >
  >
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0306_johnny_rutherford/index.h
t
  > ml
  >
  > -Ed-
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