Sebring '71...
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Sebring '71...
So weird, I thought of this picture when at RR5 looking through the Gulf 917! thanks for posting.
'. . . Before he joined Rob Walker, in order to keep costs down, Seppi and his team slept in the cheapest hotels and when there was not any money at all they slept outside in sleeping bags . . .'
http://www.historicracing.com/driver...?driverID=1086
'. . . Until the late 1960s, the drivers revelled politely and drank the nectar of champagne, but in 1966, the ceremony suddenly involved a tale which went down in folklore. During the anthems at Le Mans, the cork in the bottle given to Jo Siffert (winner of the Index Performance in a Porsche 906 with Colin Davis) accidentally shot out, offering an unexpected shower to the public!
Spectators wanted more, and the following year, Dan Gurney, a talented and cheerful prankster of a driver forever changed the destiny of the famous bubbles. The American, winner for Ford, decided to reproduce the scene from 1966 shaking the bottle that he had been given. The cork exploded out of the bottle and the public rejoiced. Siffert, again winning the Index of Performance with Hans Herrmann in a Porsche 907, is one of the first showered! Thanks to him, a new custom was born . . .'
http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/wh...746_12706.html
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http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...9&d=1447607656Quote:
Originally Posted by 72targa
You're most welcome Sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
^^^^^^^^ Wonderful Curt!
Thank you Peter
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