The Eve of Christmas Eve Notes
Here are a few items of note that may or not be related to Christmas, but all have been seen as I made my latest tour around the racing blogosphere.
Steven Cole Smith believes Mike Skinner or Mark Martin might have a better chance as beating Santa Claus than he did. ‘Cause in an obvious race between unequals Smith got smoked. Quick… someone give Santa a Daytona 500 ride!
No Fenders Tomaso gives his take on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Merry Kringle features everything from a dancing Helioe to [Schuey] Santa adorned in Scuderia Red doing his famous Xmas Eve chimney slide.
And finally, as you scurry around on Christmas Eve looking for that ONE present for that racing enthusiast in the family FT recommends grabbing a copy of Memories of the Bear: A Biography of Denny Hulme by Eoin Young.
Best known for his exploits in sports cars and Indy Cars his winning the 1967 World’s Championship is nearly lost among F1’s mega-stars Juan Manuel Fangio, Schumacher and Ayrton Senna.
If a Hulme bio doesn’t do it for you, maybe an eBay Auction of the Day will, A One Horse Open Sleigh.
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I worked with a Kiwi who was a mad Denny fan. When he passed away behind the wheel at Bathurst (Thank God he was able to pull off the track!) my pal said
“He died in the saddle with his boots on”
Yep, that just about sums it up.What a great driver from a frightening era.