Brian*

Did anyone catch this tonight? I thought it was quite amazing. I watched it with my mom and dad (both big race fans) and I could tell it was really bringing them back. I even noticed my dad tear up a little when they were talking about Francois Cervet's tragic death at Watkins Glen in 1973. For you left coasters, I highly recommend you watch this, it's good stuff.

And a neat little bit of info my dad told me to end with. My dad went to the 1966 Monaco GP (has some great pictures, I may try and scan them in sometime, along with his Watkins Glen pics and old Can-Am pics) and on the flight back to America he was on the plane with Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill. Pretty neat

Brian
-who one day wishes to have a story like that

CRX Lee

I saw the show and it was quite good. The title shouldn't have been "Jackie Stewart: The Flying Scot" though as whe was more know as the "wee Scot" since Jim Clark was a super racer Scotsman and of a bit larger physical build.

I hope they will do more such programs on other drivers but I doubt it. I see in the credits that it was directed and produced by Mark Stewart (his #2 son) by MSP (Mark Stewart Productions). Sounds like Mark is getting in the business and why not do a nice story on Dad and get the whole family and freinds to help out.

MEANB18

Great show, can't wait to see it again. I couldn't believe how well that documentary was put together.

manveer

I caught a little bit of it, but I'll tape the replay at 10 pm PST/1 am EST. I'm not too familiar with that era of racing at all, but what I saw was still great stuff.

carl_aka_carlos

i enjoyed it. good way to end a good day of wrenching on race cars all day

ITRbroham

Watching the rebroadcast on the West Coast right now!

Although the era in which he drove in F1 was before my time, he is still one of my favorite drivers of all time.

snowboarderguy44

its wierd how back then, the lack of safety and technology made those drivers legends. (moment of silence for those drivers lost) Peter Revson, Swede Savage, and Gilles Villenuve

Knestis

I missed the show but vividly remember reading R&T during my racing formative years of '75-77. The F1 coverage was a month or so late in that long-lead publication but there for a while, there was a fatality every couple of races. It was a rough time in the auto racing business and I think we pretty much just believed that's how it had to be.

Very glad that we are past that.

K

Crack Monkey

Excellent documentary. What an amazing life he's lived.

89civicdx

The in-car footage was really good it "felt" a lot faster then anything they show today.

And those girls looked hot too Especially holding the timers

trigun7469

I can't believe from club racing he went to F1 testing, You surely can't do that anymore. Good Documentary, hopefully they can do some more of those. Continue showing the old Formula one races

carl_aka_carlos

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And those girls looked hot too Especially holding the timers </TD></TR></TABLE>

one of them was his wife, helen!

MattGP523

Here's a picture of Team Tyrrell @ the Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca this year.



Let me tell you.. nothing quite put the power of those cars in perspective as when I stood inches away from the Gilles Ferrari as the mechanic rev'd the engine during warm up. My knees were about to buckle.. and remained trembling for about 10 minutes after I walked away. pretty cool. (if there were audio to go along with the following pic, you wouldn't be able to hear yourself think!)






Modified by Greg Brady at 1:00 PM 12/8/2003

APEX CRX

excellent doc. it really showed the difference in people and racing back then.. opposed to current F1. I mean the cars were so much more demanding on the driver and the skill needed to get those fast times were just amazing !!!!

bb6h22a

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Brian*Blue95M3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did anyone catch this tonight? I thought it was quite amazing. I watched it with my mom and dad (both big race fans) and I could tell it was really bringing them back. I even noticed my dad tear up a little when they were talking about Francois Cervet's tragic death at Watkins Glen in 1973. For you left coasters, I highly recommend you watch this, it's good stuff.

And a neat little bit of info my dad told me to end with. My dad went to the 1966 Monaco GP (has some great pictures, I may try and scan them in sometime, along with his Watkins Glen pics and old Can-Am pics) and on the flight back to America he was on the plane with Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill. Pretty neat

Brian
-who one day wishes to have a story like that</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for the heads up man, I was able to catch the last 1/2 -- right when they came into the glen in '73. sad day.
sir stewart is an amazing man, and his life is equally incredible.

usuck

It will be on again:

Saturday, December 13, 2003
9:00 pm Jackie Stewart - The Flying Scot
2:00 am Jackie Stewart - The Flying Scot

F1 fans from the 60's make rally fans look smart!

manveer

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Not just the fans...the flag man too. Seems like you'd have to be nuts to be standing on the start/finish line while cars fly past you.

I got a chance to watch the whole thing...it made me wish that I was born in that same time period. Life/society looked to be much healthier back then.

bb6h22a

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I know what you mean... things seemed "wholesome" then.

carl_aka_carlos

did anyone else notice the difference in how much input the drivers made driving those 60's F1 cars vs current cars? Also note the huge difference in slip angles, it almost appears as if they are drifting (well, they are, but not the mAdd tyte l@@k at me stunna style drifting). Just some observations.

Sir Jackie Stewart also was pretty active in making the sport safer, which I think is uber-cool.

mos

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by carl_aka_carlos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did anyone else notice the difference in how much input the drivers made driving those 60's F1 cars vs current cars? Also note the huge difference in slip angles, it almost appears as if they are drifting (well, they are, but not the mAdd tyte l@@k at me stunna style drifting).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Tyres are too good now. It's not as fun watching them without the slipping.

MaddMatt

Bummed I missed it. But I'll try to tune in to the replay on the 13th for sure.

emwavey

Thanks for the heads up on the next airing... I saw most of it, but missed the beginning.

The fact that for most of Jackie's F-1 carreer Tyrrell was based out of an old, wooden garage just bowls me over.

I remember seeing some of the F1 footage a few years ago when Ken Tyrrell died. In both documentaries the footage is most excellent!

JSTOCK

Back from the DEAD!!!!! Speed reaired this last night and I caught it for the first time. Such a good documentary. Does anybody know if you can get this thing on DVD/VHS???

I've had it on the brain all friggen day.

jonsteR

I saw it last night too. It was a great documentary