[Fot] Grand Prix Cars Vs. F1

[WILLIAM TOBIN]

  Mike, those are some pretty impressive signatures!
  Best I could do at the USGP in '68 was sneak into the Kendall Tech Center
after the race, help some British guys on a race team carry some items into
the garage, and chat with them. And hang around until 3 guys came walking up
with a giant bottle of champagne, gave it to the crew for a sip or two, who
promptly offered it to me! Didn't have a camera but did have a race program
and a pen. Jackie Stewart, who just won the race, Ken Terrell, his car
owner, and The Bear, Denny Hulme all signed it. I was in hog heaven! Still
got the program.
  And been hooked ever since.
  Great memories. Also lots of great memories since joining the Vintage
bunch. More to come.
  Bill--- Original Message -----
  From: "Mike Mehl" <mike.mehl at yahoo.com>
  To: "Jim Gray" <toodamnfunky at comcast.net>
  Cc: "Triumph Friends of" <fot at autox.team.net>
  Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:49 PM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] Grand Prix Cars Vs. F1


  > I happen to have a copy of the FIA 1970 year book of Autombile sport.
It is
  > the rule book published by the FIA.  Advertisements all refer to the F1
Grand
  > Prix world championship.  If I am not mistaken F1 became more prevelant
when
  > Bernie Ecclestone took over marketing F1 in the early 80s.  I have have
Indy
  > programs from the 60s at which time Indy was part of the world
championship
  > series.  I looked at a few other race programs I have.  The 1969 British
GP
  > program says RAC British Grand Prix 19 July 1969 (no F1 on the cover).
The
  > 1971 British GP program also has no F1 on the cover.  The 1971 French GP
  > program does not say Grand Prix but does say Formule 1 onthe cover.  I
have
  > the 1972 USGP program which says on the cover Grand Prix of the United
  > States.  Formula 1 for the World Championship of Drivers.  One thing
that is
  > pretty cool about the programs is my 69 British GP program is signed by
Jack
  > Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Chirs Amon, Jochen
  >  Rindt, Piers Courage, Jo Siffert, Jacky Ickx and Denny Hulme.  I got
the
  > signatures myself at age 7.  Jims email sparked me to look at the
programs.
  > Thanks
  >
  > Mike Mehl
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > ________________________________
  > From: Jim Gray
  > <toodamnfunky at comcast.net>
  > To: Friends of triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
  > Sent:
  > Sat, January 16, 2010 9:42:58 PM
  > Subject: [Fot] Grand Prix Cars Vs. F1
  > Question;
  >
  > At what point did we start
  > using F1 to describe the cars
  > in lieu of
  > Grand Prix.
  >
  > Pre - wing cars would include
  > the Lotus 49 but exclude the
  > 49B.
  > Or would it be pre-carbon
  > fiber & driver aid cars.
  >
  > jim g
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