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      01-11-2019, 04:35 PM   #10
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I've also met Niki Lauda, MSC, Nico Rosberg, Ross Brawn, Bernd Maylander, Norbet Haug, Susie Wolff, and bunch of other notables. Poor Robert Wickens was my driving instructor in Germany at Hockenheimring.

To increase the hate, David Couthard is the biggest party animal on the planet. Easily.

I love F1!!!!

Hurley Haywood and JP Jr are pretty great drivers!!
My wife and I were planning a trip to Monaco before my daughter was born. It is still in the works but on hold till she is a bit older and can enjoy it more.

Bah! We will seriously have to have some discussions over drinks one day. I met both Haywood and JP Jr. at the 1984 Rolex 24 At Daytona. My dad was able to get us up into their pit areas so we hung out with all the techs during the race. It was pretty cool, especially as a kid (I was about 9 at the time). I have a photo somewhere of me together with them and some more of me sitting in the cars (IMSA Prototype Porsche's I believe).

My father raced Sprints and Midgets from the early 1950's to early 1970's, based out of Anaheim, CA and then St. Louis, MO. I think he raced for Offenhauser, but can't remember for sure. I know he attempted a run at the Indy 500 a few times in the mid 1950's as well. Said the speeds scared the hell out of him. He told me the story of attempting to qualify when Jerry Hoyt got the pole there in 1954 or 1955 (can't remember which year it was). He was racing against Hoyt in OKC when he crashed and died.

I still have all his old trophies.
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