Hey friends, Jay's been injured in a fire in his Shop. He's a terrific guy, and a huge advocate for car culture and our common universe. If you have a minute say a prayer for him..!
#PrayersJayLeno
Source:
@BloombergLive
I'm shocked at the sudden passing of Gil de Ferran. An
#Indy500
Winner for
@Team_Penske
. I worked with Gil at McLaren Indy 2019 Project. We didn't make the Show, but Gil was an outstanding guy, terrific dad , and a head-down, hard-working, positive guy no matter what the
Thanksgiving in America. Here's
@MarioAndretti
giving thanks & giving back by helping Meals On Wheels in his home town of Nazareth,PA. Enjoy your Holiday weekend, count your blessings & help your neighbours in any way you can. Warmest Wishes to my Twitter Friends
#Thanksgiving
40 years on, those that saw him drive have never forgot, those that didn't but heard & read the stories can't believe what they've heard, read & watched on film. Gilles lived with passion on the outer edge of the ragged edge. A Bientot
#GP
#SalutGilles
#27Forever
#F1
#Ferrari
It's a
#MarioMonday
On behalf of all of us I'd just like
@MarioAndretti
to know that we all send our heart-felt warmth & best regards for 2021. Losing Dee Ann, John & now Aldo has been a huge blow. For all you have given to the Sport & to us Fans we are sending our Love & Prayers
2/2 My previous
#SundayDrive
post. Jacky Ickx famously 'walked' across the track at the Start of the 1969 Le Mans 24 as a protest to the traditional 'running ' Le Mans Start. He went on to win with Jackie Oliver for John Wyer Automobiles Inc.
#LeMans
Sunday Apr.7th,1968. I had returned home from morning Communion with my Dad. We had the radio on and as we listened to the 12:00 noon CBC News, we heard to story of Jim Clark's accident in Germany. It was a shock. Jim Clark, Farmer, World Champion, Indy 500 winner. A gracious
#Andretti
,
#AndrettiF1
The FOM & F1 could have listed their 'technical issues' , without the 'insulting' reference that the Andretti brand doesn't bring value as much as
#F1
brings value to Andretti.
@MarioAndretti
like Sir Jackie Stewart are icons of
#F1
, and should be treated
John Andretti told me that he & Michael went to Europe with
@MarioAndretti
when they were kids. Mario was at Lotus with Peterson. John said they knew Mario was a big star in the USA. When they went to 2-3
#GrandPrix
in Europe they saw he was a 'God' over there.
#Andretti
It's
#MarioMonday
here's The GOAT in his fav Lotus 78 launching it down Linden Ave,on his way to Victory LBGP 1977, read his account in this terrific
@RACERmag
article
1/2 This Week's
#SundayDrive
#Sebring12
1970,
#Porsche
#Ferrari
, Andretti, Ickx, Siffert, Rodriguez. 12 Hours of Speed & Calamity. At the end Ferrari convinces
@MarioAndretti
to get in the Guinti/Vaccarella sister car. Mario drove Qualifying laps to catch up, taking Turn 1 Flat..
My
#SundayDrive
, Portland 1996, the Crazy Italian that Mo Nunn nicknamed 'Pineapple' has a quick prayer during his last pit stop on his way to his 1st
@IndyCar
Victory. That's current
@AX_Racing
Team Manager Tim Keene on the vent, John Wayne on the Fuel
@CGRTeams
#ChipLovesWinner
Lost on this day in 1974. Peter Revson. Turned a one-off opportunity with
@McLarenF1
at Indy into formidable career. Jackie Stewart stated that nobody worked harder at their skills & career that Peter. Polesitter at Indy, Polesitter in F-1. Stood the Gas & raced Up Front.
It's
#TurnTwoTuesday
. I asked Rick Mears up on the Spotters Stand one day, when did you know it was time to retire.? He answered, " I was sliding along on my head and said to myself, I don't need this shit anymore..!" Rocket Rick Mears, an All-Time Great...
#Andretti
when
@MarioAndretti
introduced Stefano Domenicali at the annual NIAF Gala in Washington on Oct.14th,2023 I had great hope that the Andretti name, widely known & respected among the Global Sport Community would soon be joining the
#F1
Paddock. This is an egregious
A miracle. Grosjean had to get his bearings, then undo the belts, rip the radio & drink bottle lines out / off his helmet, pull himself up & out of the tub & vault the barrier which I guarantee was like a BBQ due to fire & I saw he came over with no left boot on. God's Blessing.
It's so impressive to see all these posts saluting Jim Clark on his birthday, 56 years after his passing, demonstrating the power of his legacy. A very gracious gentleman,
#F1
World Champion &
#Indy500
Winner. Happy Birthday
#JimClark
#Legend
On the anniversary of Dan Gurney's passing,the 2 greatest road racers of their era. Dan was the only driver in Jim Clark's level, 2 Racing Gods of the 60's
It's
#MarioMonday
1981
#Indy500
, Mario's
@MarioAndretti
's 16th consecutive 500, in 7 different chassis. The final result took 5 months to determine, BUT, 1 uncontestable fact, Mario started 32nd and finished 2nd or maybe 1st..? Driving Pat Patrick's beautiful Wildcat-Cosworth,
#WideOpenWednesday
. Ransom E. Olds wildest dream. Aug.26,1987
#AmericanLegend
AJ
@AJFoytRacing
drove the Olds Aerotech to a Flying Mile at 275 mph ( 443 kph) . Later that day AJ set a Closed-Course World Record at 257 mph (413 kph) in the Short-Tailed Version on the Ft. Stockton
Robin Miller was the heart, soul & conscience of Indy Car Racing for about 50 years. He helped keep our interest when there wasn't much really interesting going on. His writing & videos made his heroes our heroes, and he became a hero to so, so many of us. Thanks Robin..!
50 years ago today
@MarioAndretti
won his 1st Formula 1 victory the South Africa Grand Prix, in the beautiful & very appropriate V-12 Ferrari 312. In some ways it probably almost seems like a few summers ago Mario..? Fantastic memories.
@ScuderiaFerrari
@Ferrari
@FIAF1AllStars
50 years ago today, we lost Peter Revson. A fast, gritty, determined racing driver. A winner in
#F1
,
#IndyCar
&
#CanAm
.Highly respected by his peers & admired by fans & the paddock. A Racer. RIPRevvie
#McLaren
Robin Miller, I knew he was in the last laps, but I wasn't ready to say ' Thanks Miller & Good Bye' . It's taken me a number of hours to write this; he was 100% a Racer, he respected everyone from the front row to the last row . Nobody loved Indy Car Racing more than this guy.
It's
#WingWednesday
The Chaparral Wing Dept went wild on the 2H, then the Spoiler guy added his take, the the door guy got into the swing of things with 2 see-through doors. I can still hear my ex, " put more wing on it..!" Really..?
@NorrisMcDonald2
@PeterMDeLorenzo
@jim_knipe
#FerrariFriday
#Rolex24
Weekend, let's go back to 1996, who'd ever heard of ' Mad Max '
@maxpapis
.? Chasing down Wayne Taylor in the final 2 hours, it was the closest finish ever in
#Daytona24
history. 65 seconds behind the Sharp /Taylor / Pace Riley. The start of Max's American
Before he got the opportunity with
#McLaren
at the
#BritishGP
, many of us knew we were witnessing something very special, a force of nature, an acrobat. Here's
#Gilles
cresting to top of the Turn 2 hill at Mosport,1977, as always riding the outer edge of the ragged edge
Sad News on the passing of Patrick Tambay. Patrick was an elite French Jr Skier but choose a motor racing future. A very successful career including taking over the
#27Ferrari
after Gilles's death, winning 2 Grand Prix & 2 x Can-Am Champion. Adieu Patrick
#RIPPatrickTambay
Junqueira
@BJUNQUEIRA
told me that the Brazilians had a nickname for Gil which in English equated to ' the Tax Collector '. Meaning that when they were to give out the Prize $$$, Gil was always the 1st in line..! Godspeed Gil,
#Champion
#Indy500
#Legend
I'm shocked at the sudden passing of Gil de Ferran. An
#Indy500
Winner for
@Team_Penske
. I worked with Gil at McLaren Indy 2019 Project. We didn't make the Show, but Gil was an outstanding guy, terrific dad , and a head-down, hard-working, positive guy no matter what the
Happy Birthday Bruce. What an Empire
@McLarenF1
Incidentally I share this birthday with Bruce, I mentioned this fact when I was angling to get my spotters job with McLaren Indy. This may have been slightly helpful when I got the job through my friendship with Andy
@AndyBrown910