Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fwd: Suitable for Framing

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

I remember the first time that I saw Ricardo race. It was the Times GP at 
Riverside, and he had entered a Porsche RSK Spyder that daddy bought for him in 
the under 2 litre class. He was only 15 years-old then and he carved up the 
field which included the best that America had to offer, including both Ken 
Miles and George Fullmer, among others.

His parents were sitting in the paddock area, and I remember his young 
beautiful mother, in dark glasses and scarf, sitting, doing needle work, 
apparently never?understanding that her 15 year-old son was doing anything 
dangerous.

The most beautiful and stunning woman that I ever saw at a track was Jill 
St.John, out with Lance Reventlow while he was testing the Scarab at Riverside 
in about 1957. Not much makeup, just jaw-dropping beauty. I always had a soft 
spot in my heart for redheads <g>

Compared with Sandy Andretti, teetering in her 5" high heels and cocktail dress 
with big floppy hat, who I saw in the pits later on ... all I can say is, 'what 
was Michael thinking?'

Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: LarryT 
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fwd: Suitable for Framing



Hi Doug,
    Pedro Rodriguez must have been amazing to watch in person.  IMO it's 
much easier to gauge speed
in person than on TV - plus the elevation changes are more dramatic.  Too 
bad his life was so short.

    He was driving a Porsche 917 at Spa in the rain one year - he was going 
so fast, hurling the car through the corners
with the tail out every time, wheels spinning at all speeds, that the clerk 
of course was frightened for him - so frightened that he
black-flagged Pedro long enough to bring him in to ask him to slow down.  In 
Pedro's opinion he was there
to drive as fast as possible - from that stop he raced thru the field again 
to get back to the front - where he eventually
won the race ;-)

Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fwd: Suitable for Framing


> OH yeah - recall those rolling starts at the Times GP when we are standing
> at the start finish with the flag guy at the race start?  Here they come,
> rolling around turn 9 (then, the bottom half of a 1/2 mile asphalt oval
> track) and then the flag guy waves green?  OH YEAH - nuthing like it 
> again.
> The Over 2 litre and Under 2's with Pedro Rodriguez in the Ferrari and a
> pile of Porsche Carrera 6's.  Ahhhh, Willi - thems was the times, eh?
> DOUG
> (who is still most thankful to one R W Hilser for that chapter in his 
> life's
> book)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <red5hilser [at] aol.com>
> To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:07 AM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Fwd: Suitable for Framing
>
>
>> God, I remember being at Riverside when Bruce and Denny 
blasted by 20 
>> feet
>> away at full chat in their McLarens, the ground shaking beneath my feet,
>> spilling half the beer out of my cup. For me it was a real 'Come to 
>> Jesus'
>> moment that I'll never forget! Ach, the memories ...
>>
>> Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Len Ashburn
>> Subject: Suitable for Framing
>>
>>
>> One of my 54-M classmates relayed these to me.? The aviation ones are
>> pretty precious and the cars speak for themselves . . . .
>> ?
>> http://www.timadamsphotography.com/tim_adams_motorsports_and_avia108.htm
>> ?
>> ?
>>
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