Friday, March 15, 2013

When Two Bales Are Barely Enough



Jo Bonnier's Cooper-Maserati on the outside of Burnenville at Spa-Francorchamps.  Good thing it wound up with the heavy end pointing toward the course.  He climbed out (one guesses carefully) and walked away.  It appears that his spin went through a full 360 degrees plus 90 (or even 810), so it must have started soon after corner-entry.  With luck or skill or both, he scrubbed off enough speed that two hay bales slowed him just enough.  Belgian Grand Prix, 1966.

2 comments:

Xavi said...

la importancia del motor trasero central.
Saludos.

Pilote Ancien said...

@ Xavi: Si! Or as we say in the States, "Yup..."

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