John Francis wrote:
> That's probably the 1974 race, by the way. Patrick raced in Canada in 1974,
> 1976, 1977 & 1978. But in 1976 & 1977 he was driving the Tyrell P34 (the
> six-wheeler), and the Tyrell 008 of 1978 doesn't have the airbox scoop.
> That means your picture must be of the 1974 Tyrell 007.
>
You're probably right. After I sent in the submission, I did a little bit of
research, and I think Depailler died around '79 or '80. I must have been
thinking of his predecessor, Francois Cevert, who died in the early '70's.
That's how I dated it, but I confused the two pilots. By the time I realized
my error, I didn't want to send in a correction to PUG, as it was so close to
the deadline.
In my distant past, I probably could have rhymed off the different model
numbers of F1 cars, along with their features, and what year they came out, but
not anymore! I certainly do remember the 6 wheeled Tyrrell. I've got lots of
images of that one, driven by Jody Scheckter, but I can't find them - along
with about 9/10ths of my racing shots from the '70's. Alas, I got married in
'79, and you can imagine what impact that had on my race attendance! :-)
And you're right, Moss Corner does slope down a bit, but not that much. On the
other hand, if one doesn't know that, then it looks like the car's going down
hill, eh?
Thanks for your comments and critique. Much appreciated.
-frank
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