[Fot] Greatest Drivers?

[RACER BUD]

We had the heroes....and many of them came up from scratch...a big 
difference then was that ..There was a dream available with a goal in 
sight.....driving our hearts out in our Triumphs, Mgs whatever...hoping to 
be noticed and scooped up by a big Can-Am team ..It was a realistic dream 
because it did happen.....and many of the leaders that were  racing then 
came up that way...John Cannon's life was changed when he brought his very 
outdated modified car to Laguna Seca and won, (or placed very high in it) in 
a rain race...
Racer Bud
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <greenman62 at hotmail.com>
To: "James Gray" <toodamnfunky at comcast.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Greatest Drivers?


> The great drivers feed the myths of motorsports... the stories. Statistics
> will always be there for those who think "stats" are what racing is about
> (kind of like baseball). I've always felt it was the stories... the myths 
> that
> are more enduring. When Michael Schumacher retired a number of fans on 
> another
> forum claimed he was the greatest driver who ever lived... maybe.
>
> It's all relative. In 50 or 100 years which will be more enduring? Will we
> still be telling stories about Schummi and his wins, done in a car that is
> essentially a rolling video game? Or will the tales told of Nuvolari and 
> Varzi
> or Fangio or Clark or for that matter Hill, Balchowski, Gurney, Sachs and
> Shelby still inspire and awe?
>
> I think you know what my answer would be.
>
> Greg Petrolati   Lafayette, Oregon
>
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>
> That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
>
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>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:34:23 +0000
>> From: toodamnfunky at comcast.net
>> To: fot at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Greatest Drivers?
>>
>> There are no comparisons, those men had guts and personality the llikes 
>> we
>> will never see again.
>>
>> Some of theB cars they drove were dangerous just sitting around the pit,
> fuel
>> tanks on wheels, little or no
>>
>> driver protection....guts ! There is not a single contemporary driver I
> would
>> hold in the same regard as Fangio,
>>
>> Foyt, Unser, Gurney, Hill, Andretti, Jones, et.al.
>>
>> Be glad we were here to witness drivers that drove not for money but
> because
>> they loved driving and spoke from the heart and not from their sponsors
>> script.
>>
>> Sorry for the rant, just my .02 worth.
>>
>> Jim Gray
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "EDWARD BARNARD" <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
>> To: "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:02:22 AM GMT -06:00 Central America
>> Subject: [Fot] Greatest Drivers?
>>
>> Listers: Here is another great write up on Lloyd Ruby, written before his
>> passing on Monday. Wow, what a versatile driver!
>> B
>> http://www.racingnation.com/story.asp?aid=1298
>> B
>> Reading this brought something to mind. Our generation has had A.J. 
>> Mario,
>> Parnelli, Dan G., Mark D. All extremely versatile drivers; sporty cars,
> stock
>> cars, roadsters, rear engined, F1, off road, endurance. Who will our
> children
>> speak about, from current running drivers, as the versatile guys/gals.
> Every
>> era has had it's controversial drivers/owners/teams, with associated
>> showmanship, but who will be remembered as great? Meant to make you 
>> think,
> but
>> bound to start an argument at the bar. I'm willing to start...
>> Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon
>> -Ed-
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