Mark Donohue's said one time of this era and and drivers; "They were iron men in wooden boats." One of the best quotes of all time concerning these cars and their drivers.
Peter Revson, one of the heirs to the Revlon cosmetic company fortune. Unfortunately died in a testing crash in South Africa in 1974. His brother was also a racing driver that had died in a crash in 1967.
i was there in 73 with my 2 brothers i could set swede's crash and fire and Armondo's death happened right in front of me it was a bad year the Demons were out in full force but the 500 is still the greatest sporting event on planet earth, i will go to my grave knowing that!
There were a few people who never favored Lone Star JR, like my late uncle and aunt. They viewed him as arrogant. But I didn’t think so. My late mom and I loved him because he had class. He was likable and handsome.
As many have said, including me about Indy's best and worst races - this '73 race was a downer! All things seemed to have been going against it. Still...the weather during the whole month was less than perfect, the loss of two drivers and frustration of some of the teams break downs made the winning, dull. It might have been way different had the events in the month of May been without incidents to sad to recall.
Had to have something special about you to race in those days unlike today with these safe soulless corporate entieties with their halos and aeroscreens
@@Truth_Hurts528 Reductio ad absurdum is not a valid argument. I'll also point out that it's easy to complain that racing is "too safe" when it's not your ass in the car, and you're not risking anything.
How dare they choose to increase safety and reduce the risk of death? Bunch of 240 mph pussies if you ask me! P.S. Quite possibly one of the more ignorant posts that I've seen in awhile. Thanks...
The United States, as an active participant in Formula One racing, basically died with Peter Revson & Mark Donohue. Yes, I know Mario Andretti won a championship afterwards, but besides him and Eddie Cheever, the US has not had an F1 driver with a real, full time career driver since the 70's. And can even doubt calling Andretti's brief F1 stint a "career". Who knows what might have been if Donohue doesn't get killed and Penske stays in F1 as a team.
The track definitely has a mystique about it one can almost literally feel. However, to be completely frank, it’s not that great of a place to watch a race what with the stands in the middle.
Mark Donohue's said one time of this era and and drivers; "They were iron men in wooden boats." One of the best quotes of all time concerning these cars and their drivers.
Peter Revson was my favorite driver and always will be.
Awesome, thank you from Indianapolis
Peter Revson, one of the heirs to the Revlon cosmetic company fortune. Unfortunately died in a testing crash in South Africa in 1974. His brother was also a racing driver that had died in a crash in 1967.
A tragic race. Everybody was just glad to get out & go home after this one. RIP Swede. And Armando.
And Art too...
i was there in 73 with my 2 brothers i could set swede's crash and fire and Armondo's death happened right in front of me it was a bad year the Demons were out in full force but the 500 is still the greatest sporting event on planet earth, i will go to my grave knowing that!
Art Pollard RIP
Gulf Oil was a sponsor of the McLaren racing teams during the 1970's.
There were a few people who never favored Lone Star JR, like my late uncle and aunt. They viewed him as arrogant. But I didn’t think so. My late mom and I loved him because he had class. He was likable and handsome.
As far as I'm aware, Dick Wallen is still alive and owns the rights to his films...
As many have said, including me about Indy's best and worst races - this '73 race was a downer! All things seemed to have been going against it. Still...the weather during the whole month was less than perfect, the loss of two drivers and frustration of some of the teams break downs made the winning, dull. It might have been way different had the events in the month of May been without incidents to sad to recall.
Outstanding
Had to have something special about you to race in those days unlike today with these safe soulless corporate entieties with their halos and aeroscreens
Yeah-imagine guys wanting improved safety so they're not likely to be killed in an accident. What a bunch of wusses.
@@almostfm Indeed. Limit the speed limit to 100mph as well. Safety uber alles.....
@@Truth_Hurts528 Reductio ad absurdum is not a valid argument.
I'll also point out that it's easy to complain that racing is "too safe" when it's not your ass in the car, and you're not risking anything.
How dare they choose to increase safety and reduce the risk of death?
Bunch of 240 mph pussies if you ask me!
P.S. Quite possibly one of the more ignorant posts that I've seen in awhile. Thanks...
You mean McLaren?
Was that James Hunt I saw? Did he try to get a ride at Indy?
That was Swede Savage @ 02:28, albeit Savage did kind of resemble James Hunt.
Imagine if these cars held only 22 gallons instead of 70.
FOCUS
The real snake pit
I don't know which is more distracting, the countdown or the advertising but the ads keep still.
The United States, as an active participant in Formula One racing, basically died with Peter Revson & Mark Donohue. Yes, I know Mario Andretti won a championship afterwards, but besides him and Eddie Cheever, the US has not had an F1 driver with a real, full time career driver since the 70's. And can even doubt calling Andretti's brief F1 stint a "career". Who knows what might have been if Donohue doesn't get killed and Penske stays in F1 as a team.
The track definitely has a mystique about it one can almost literally feel. However, to be completely frank, it’s not that great of a place to watch a race what with the stands in the middle.
Bad seats are an Indy 500 tradition!
This Indy 500 left broken and burned dead bodies in its wake...