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[32wildbilly]

71f for one day. Then it goes back down to the 40's.

HELL...I'm going to break my shorts and tee shirts back out of storage besides that's about enough out of you sitting there at 80f!

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Oh stop it we are still in the middle of a 21st century wether crisis - it will be back in the 70's on Tuesday.

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[Dr_Strangelove]

But, I guess it hasn't exactly been all sunshine and daisies for the Raiders, either.

Yep not killing our citizens is something the Knights can certainly hold over the Raiders at this point.

[32wildbilly]

Sure 71 on Tuesday he said...Screw it I'm digging out the longies and the mukluks! It's freakin cold here.

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Oh stop it we are still in the middle of a 21st century wether crisis - it will be back in the 70's on Tuesday.

[5chn3ll]

I'm no Lewis fanboy, but that win epitomizes Lewis's "grind out consistent laps" style. The dude can produce under pressure time and time again. I also love watching Lewis drive in the wet - he's a machine when everyone else is falling apart.

[32wildbilly]

I am a fan of Lewis for the following reasons:
#1: He can drive in the rain
#2: He can drive in the dry
#3: He set the fast time on the old Top Gear track while waving at camera guys with his hand that was not on the steering wheel
#4: He and his father faced blatant vocalized discrimination at the karting tracks when he was a child. How did he handle it? He went out and won races
He is my first F1 fav since Jimmy Clark...

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Yes I know this pic is from Indy in 1965...I was there.

I'm no Lewis fanboy, but that win epitomizes Lewis's "grind out consistent laps" style. The dude can produce under pressure time and time again. I also love watching Lewis drive in the wet - he's a machine when everyone else is falling apart.

[Dr_Strangelove]

Yeah everyone is quick to say "He's in the best car." to which I say "So Is Valtteri." Lewis is the best driver in the best car. That's how you dominate a decade of F1. Wish I had my brother Michael to give me an amen.

[32wildbilly]

If you mean Mr. Schumacher I couldn't agree more. He was good and had the best cars.

On him what a sucky thing to happen. 18 years driving some of the fastest cars in the world only to get laid up snow skiing just one year after full retirement. Doesn't seem fair.

Yeah everyone is quick to say "He's in the best car." to which I say "So Is Valtteri." Lewis is the best driver in the best car. That's how you dominate a decade of F1. Wish I had my brother Michael to give me an amen.

[Dr_Strangelove]

If you mean Mr. Schumacher I couldn't agree more. He was good and had the best cars.

The one and only! The documentary on Netflix on him was not the best... but, for someone like me who caught the second half of his career when he was a dominant Ferrari driver, and missed the beginning entirely, it was an awesome window into that part of his life. Did not realize how hands-on he was with the development of the first championship winning car.

[FRUNKenstein]

I am a fan of Lewis for the following reasons:
#1: He can drive in the rain
#2: He can drive in the dry
#3: He set the fast time on the old Top Gear track while waving at camera guys with his hand that was not on the steering wheel
#4: He and his father faced blatant vocalized discrimination at the karting tracks when he was a child. How did he handle it? He went out and won races
He is my first F1 fav since Jimmy Clark...
Clark65Indysm-vi.jpeg
Yes I know this pic is from Indy in 1965...I was there.

I'm no Lewis fanboy, but that win epitomizes Lewis's "grind out consistent laps" style. The dude can produce under pressure time and time again. I also love watching Lewis drive in the wet - he's a machine when everyone else is falling apart.

You were at Indy for the ‘65 race? Do you recall anything about Masten Gregory’s run?

[32wildbilly]

Unfortunately I do not remember Gregory(The Kansas City Flash) at the 65 Indy. I do see he passed a lot of cars but lost his engine during the race. I respect him for his skills and talent during a dangerous period of auto racing all while wearing "coke bottle" thick glasses. Seems my hero Clark had great respect for him, as well. I really love the "stand and bail" technique prior to an accident. That took cajones.

You must remember I was 14 years old, at my first ever Indy race and our seats were on the inside of turn three. We could see about 100 yards of the track and those cars came through pretty fast! One of my biggest lifetime thrills was after the race. Back then they would load the winner in the back of a convertible pace car and drive him around the track for the crowd. We got to crawl over the fence and go out to the apron to wave and cheer. I've got at least one fuzzy photo of Clark riding by and an a rock with asphalt stuck to it from the track. Heady times for a 14 year old kid.

He is my first F1 fav since Jimmy Clark...
Clark65Indysm-vi.jpeg
Yes I know this pic is from Indy in 1965...I was there.

You were at Indy for the ‘65 race? Do you recall anything about Masten Gregory’s run?
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