'Trigger Warning': There is a fatality in this one. But as someone who has lived with this sport for most of my life, I agree with Steven Cole Smith. "You either get it, or you don't. I prefer the company of those who do.". If you don't, perhaps you shouldn't be watching auto racing videos in the first place. I don't like it, but I don't focus upon it. So let's go racing.
Bruce Flanders on ESPN! And Tom Gloy in the booth, too. I can't recall when Tom gave it up, but I know he ran a team for a few years after he quit driving.
Audi picks a legendary SCCA team to put the Quattro in front of Americans. Tullius says, 'This ain't no tube-frame car..'.
Pruitt says he digs having Deborah (I met her back then, don't call her "Debbie" - she hates it) and Lyn on the team, before the green drops and he vanishes into the distance.In a tube-frame V8 Ford Sierra. Seriously, how dumb did the marketing folks at Ford think we were? I didn't think a V8 was ever offered, even in Europe. And IMO, all that 'Merkur BR-549' nonsense was insulting 'car guys' in the US. Enthusiasts knew what a Sierra was. Funny thing..Ford made the same mistake with the Mondeo years later (called the "Contour" over here). Eh, at least they sent us the V6 that time.
Newman and Hoerr seem to forget that it's a street race over at Turn One. Both continue after a little time in the pits.
Hans breaks the Audi, but not before showing everyone else that they should fear it for the rest of the season.
I had actually forgotten Gentilozzi started with Oldsmobiles. Great dice with Les Lindley on & off for most of the race.
Scott runs it dry. They must have forgotten to put in a bigger fuel cell after the V8 swap. Puts Lyn on the podium though. I was pretty stoked at the time..I've always said that the only thing guys like more than girls is...girls who like cars.
Not many commercials this time, I must have watched it at home on a weekend without a local race. One exception: at about 41:20, there's the old Audi "Michele Mouton's a Mommy Now!" ad, followed by an SCCA recruitment message. I must have had to go the bathroom or something. :D
26 дек 2015
