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Old 4 Nov 2001, 18:20 (Ref:169778)   #1
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When men drove racing cars!
Froilan Gonzalez, legend and just look at him, shouldnt all drivers be like this.
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 18:41 (Ref:169787)   #2
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Be like what ??? :confused:
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 18:44 (Ref:169789)   #3
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 19:02 (Ref:169797)   #4
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Inigo Montoya has a real shot at the championship!Inigo Montoya has a real shot at the championship!Inigo Montoya has a real shot at the championship!Inigo Montoya has a real shot at the championship!Inigo Montoya has a real shot at the championship!Inigo Montoya has a real shot at the championship!
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 19:19 (Ref:169804)   #5
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You can bet if you raced with a head like that today the designers would have a field-day with aero-trims!
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 20:07 (Ref:169816)   #6
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I thought it was Gerry Marshall (or Big Bertha!!).
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 21:23 (Ref:169846)   #7
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Gonzales nearly ran me over once !!

Somehow I failed no hear or notice a Mk1 V16 BRM driving up behind me and I had to leap out of the way...
Got a great photo of him though
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 22:21 (Ref:169872)   #8
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yep, dont want any of this fitness stuff, with drivers like froilan ther'll be no need for protective bodywork on the cars.

i just think its great that someone who is fat and bald can be a sportsman in anything other than baseball and CART.
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Old 4 Nov 2001, 23:28 (Ref:169909)   #9
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yep, dont want any of this fitness stuff, with drivers like froilan ther'll be no need for protective bodywork on the cars.

i just think its great that someone who is fat and bald can be a sportsman in anything other than baseball and CART.
Old days, F1 drivers are somewhat like astronauts...
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 00:37 (Ref:169923)   #10
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Gonzales nearly ran me over once !!

Somehow I failed no hear or notice a Mk1 V16 BRM driving up behind me and I had to leap out of the way...
Got a great photo of him though
When and where?

The old 'Pampas Bull' must have been great to see...

...and where are you going to post that photo?
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 02:33 (Ref:169977)   #11
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M.Vipernoir, I would have to second Ray's comment and question.
From what I have heard of a 16 BRM (not in person unfortunately), the wind must have been pretty darn strong against your back not to hear it coming!
I would be very interested to hear the story, right down to camera body details etc.
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 05:28 (Ref:169998)   #12
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 09:12 (Ref:170051)   #13
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Good looking dude or what?
Betchya they flocked to him in his day
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 13:03 (Ref:170153)   #14
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At least it shows that you didn't have to be in good shape back then, i might have had a chance!!!

Although there was that race in Argentina where everyone except Fangio and I think someone else had to share their car due to exhaustion!
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 15:06 (Ref:170195)   #15
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Ahhhh yessss! The good old days...






....when the racers were fat and the tires were skinny. Those were real men.
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 15:11 (Ref:170198)   #16
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What pit babes can think of it: fat drivers, skinny tires !
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 15:50 (Ref:170216)   #17
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Laugh all you want … Gonzalez and his ilk were more man than any of the 150-pound pretty boys that drive around in their little computer controlled toys today.
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 17:40 (Ref:170286)   #18
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 21:43 (Ref:170433)   #19
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F. Gonzales
Gonzales had a brief career; he made only 26 starts. Statistically, he ranks high in two respects: (1) He found his way to the Podium 15 times, or about 57% of the time, and, (2) he earned 3 points, on average, in every race he ran which is a very exclusive club with only ten members enrolled. It is very hard to evaluate drivers like him who enjoyed only brief careers. Who can say what he might have accomplished given six or eight years in F1?
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 21:51 (Ref:170442)   #20
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At least he raced on for years afterwards... and with truck engines in Ferraris... what fun!

Wasn't it Roberto Mieres who was the only other driver to go the distance in the 1955 Argentine GP?

Blisters were very common in that event...
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Old 5 Nov 2001, 23:26 (Ref:170511)   #22
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Yep, those were the days. Race car drivers were 40some pounds overweight, drank whiskey, smoked cigars, stayed up all night playing poker. Ate steak and potato's for dinner , and probably never even heard of a gym .
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Old 6 Nov 2001, 00:07 (Ref:170539)   #23
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Old 6 Nov 2001, 03:15 (Ref:170591)   #24
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Yep, those were the days. Race car drivers were 40some pounds overweight, drank whiskey, smoked cigars, stayed up all night playing poker. Ate steak and potato's for dinner , and probably never even heard of a gym .
As much as Wolf loves Stirling Moss, he started things going down the path towards todays fitness freaks loaded down with dedication.
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Old 6 Nov 2001, 09:49 (Ref:170665)   #25
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isnt it good now though. intelligence counts too nowadays. and drivers being fit is good for the sport's image. competitiveness is multifaceted nowadays. i'm all for the present.
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