Re: Crushed Cars
From: Doug and Terri Anderson (dntdock.net)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 06:46:25 -0800 (PST)
Read about drag racing in it infancy - one a week.
DOUG

----- Original Message ----- From: <JAshburne [at] aol.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: <Red5hilser [at] aol.com>; <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Crushed Cars




In the prologue to "Cars at Speed", Robert Daley wrote that 16 Grand Prix
drivers were killed in the seasons from 1957-61, out of fewer than 60 active
drivers during that period. Not very good odds of getting to a comfortable
retirement!


John


In a message dated 2/28/2008 5:01:28 P.M. Central Standard Time, l02turner [at] comcast.net writes:

You  wrote <<that was when it was a sport, not  **Show-Biz.**>>

"Blood Sport" might be more accurate -- The drivers were killed off pretty
regularily back then -
;-\


Larry  T (66 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)







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