Stirling Moss was a frequent visitor at Saab press events. His wife is Erik Carlson's sister. Erik is the Saab driver who preceded Blomquist and made the marque a force to be reckoned with in rallying. Erik's nickname was Erik "on the roof" Carlson. A big bear of a man, Erik, with his navigator and a spectator or two in assistance, frequently righted rollover cars. At a Saab press preview on a road course in Georgia, he rolled two new cars while taking journalists for rides. I graciously declined to ride with him. Paul On Jan 15, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> > On Jan 15, 2007, at 3:08 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> Isn't riding with a world-class driver an amazing experience? >> Back in 2003 I was lucky enough to get a few laps round Brands Hatch >> (in the wet) in an Audi TT being driven by Roberto Moreno. In the >> hairpin I felt the car begin to slide, and expected him to correct. >> Oh, no - he was using the slide of the car to get round the turn >> faster, and was balancing throttle, brake and steering all the time. > > My closest approach to being with a world-class drive on a rally > circuit was at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed somewhere around 1998 > or so. I and my friends were trudging through the muddy paths along > the circuit, dodging bunches of youngsters with their MX bicycles, > when I heard the rasp of a small two stroke behind me and jumped out > of the way just in time to allow Stirling Moss to pass on his scooter > without running me down. Hit the mud with a splosh. He'd obviously > been sliding that puppy around through the mud for a bit ... he > stopped, turned about with a big smile, "Sorry chap! Everything all > right?" And buzzed off again a moment later with a bit rooster spray > of mud when I nodded assent. My friends were laughing until their > sides hurt. > > Ah, childhood heros. ;-) > > Godfrey > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
