American gentleman racer Briggs Cunningham passed away
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American gentleman racer Briggs Cunningham passed away
Saw this link while looking at the BAR story.
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns11434.html
Briggs Cunningham was a true class act and was one if not the leading American in the world scene of sports car racing plus also raced in the America's Cup in sailing. Talk about a door opener for Americans on many fronts.
When you see a racecar in the American colors of white with two blue stripes, you see only a part of his legacy.
Modified by CRX Lee at 8:52 PM 7/3/2003
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns11434.html
Briggs Cunningham was a true class act and was one if not the leading American in the world scene of sports car racing plus also raced in the America's Cup in sailing. Talk about a door opener for Americans on many fronts.
When you see a racecar in the American colors of white with two blue stripes, you see only a part of his legacy.
Modified by CRX Lee at 8:52 PM 7/3/2003
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Re: American gentleman racer Briggs Cunningham passed away (Vantage)
As we get older ourselves we're going to see more and more of our sports heros and icons pass on. It's a sad but unavoidable part of life.
So many of them are already gone - died in battle as it were. The ones that lived to see their end of natural causes at an old age are among the lucky ones. Lucky, unless you believe in dying young and leaving a good looking corpse - which seems to me to be as stupid as it sounds.
Briggs Cunningham was from an era so long ago that untill recently I might not have been able to see it as particularly relevant to my life and experience. I've learned how short sighted that was, and how if anything they had this very same disease worse than we do.
Scott, who still can hardly stand to look at that LeMans Cadillac thing he drove...
So many of them are already gone - died in battle as it were. The ones that lived to see their end of natural causes at an old age are among the lucky ones. Lucky, unless you believe in dying young and leaving a good looking corpse - which seems to me to be as stupid as it sounds.
Briggs Cunningham was from an era so long ago that untill recently I might not have been able to see it as particularly relevant to my life and experience. I've learned how short sighted that was, and how if anything they had this very same disease worse than we do.
Scott, who still can hardly stand to look at that LeMans Cadillac thing he drove...
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Re: American gentleman racer Briggs Cunningham passed away (RR98ITR)
For a very interesting story, and to see just how relevent he was to our Lives and Stories, particularly to those of us who frequent Virginia International Raceway(VIR), click here: http://dega.cs.unc.edu/~nick/n...m.htm
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Re: American gentleman racer Briggs Cunningham passed away (RR98ITR)
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Scott, who still can hardly stand to look at that LeMans Cadillac thing he drove...</TD></TR></TABLE>
LeMonstre! Ugly no doubt but much more sleek and fast than the early '50s Caddie sedan that it was previously. In a world of power to weight, having good power and removing most of the weight can be good. Luckily it wasn't "Power to Aesthetics" or that thing would have been really slow.
Scott, who still can hardly stand to look at that LeMans Cadillac thing he drove...</TD></TR></TABLE>
LeMonstre! Ugly no doubt but much more sleek and fast than the early '50s Caddie sedan that it was previously. In a world of power to weight, having good power and removing most of the weight can be good. Luckily it wasn't "Power to Aesthetics" or that thing would have been really slow.
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