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Brian Skeoch
08-06-2008, 07:30 PM
guys and gals, you wouldnt believe this but guys that are hero's to me are out there and love to talk about the old days at the Speedway.

AJ Watson, builder of the Watson Roadster lives in Indianapolis and is in the white pages. apparently he loves to talk about those old days when he was the man of the Roadster era.. the Watson Roadsters won alot of Indy 500's.

Al Unser. lives in NM and loves to talk about his 4 wins at the speedway. Roberto Guerrero, lives in CA and loves to talk about his days.

I speak with Parnelli Jones often and almost considered him for LOG speaker at LOG 24 but I had my friend Dan Gurney be LOG speaker at 24. .

But, the point is , dont be afraid of reaching out to old hero's like this. These guys LOVE to talk about those great days, and for nuts like me, its the only thing that keeps me going.

I love to talk with old Indy drivers.

Turns out the very first Indy winner , Ray Haroon lived in my home town until his death on January 19, 1968. he died a lonely guy in a trailer park in the town that I grew up in.

his 1911 Marmon Wasp is on display at the speedway museum. I just wished I was around when he was alive. I would have been at his house evert Saturday to mow his yard. . out of respect.

Autocross7
08-06-2008, 07:50 PM
I never really thought about just call any of them? Not sure why... I am not shy and have called folks out of the blue before. I get to hang out with a couple of the ALMS guys every year and it is a blast... I am sure the stories the Legends can tell would entertain for hours! Hmmmm....

The only real Indy legend I have ever met was AJ Foyt some time ago. It was at a go cart track in TX and I did not speak to him long... I heard him yelling at some driver, "Godbessitt! I'm unnu come out there n' stomp you arse if you don't stop liftin' in them turns"....


Cameron

Brian Skeoch
08-06-2008, 08:04 PM
Super Tex is a great guy. 8th grade education at best. But, at 69 years old I still wouldnt mess with old Super Tex.

I hung out with him at Daytona in 2000 . One of my clients was Jack Roush at a buddy of mine was a driver for Mr. Roush. ( Joe Ruttman ) anyway, at Daytona I was hanging out with Joe who was running the truck for Jack and Joe introduced me to Mr. Foyt . man, what a neat guy.

I thought I was the best user of the F bomb but old Super Tex used that word more ways than I ever thought was possible.

WayneB
08-06-2008, 09:36 PM
Parnelli Jones and AJ Foyt get into a fistfight, who do you think would win?:huh:

I have met many of my racing idols over the years at racetracks, but to be honest I dont like to bother them when they are at home.

I would have loved to have been able to buy Graham Hill,Jim Clark,Stirling Moss, Frank Williams and Colin Chapman a pint each when they were hanging around the Steering Wheel Club in London, trying to put racing deals together back in the day.:icon18: