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Sunday 20 February 2011

Fate !

I have just watched a program on Graham Hill, one of the best racing drivers of all time. Very rarely, his son Damon, went on to also become a world champion Grand Prix driver. I used to fancy myself as a star driver, until I went down to Le Mans, before they put the kinks in the Mulsanne straight, and watched in awe, as drivers drove at well over 200 hundred miles an hour, at night, in the rain. A reality check for sure.

A truly great driver, Wyn Percy, although not so well known, once crashed on the Mulsanne straight at well over 200 hundred miles an hour. His car turned over, and for a very long while skidded on its roof. When the car finely come to a halt, the roof had worn away. Not only that, his helmet had worn away to the inner material. He walked away unhurt. That very week, his son was killed in a slow speed road accident near Ringwood, Hampshire. Another reality check.

1 comment:

Lowcarb warrior princess said...

Fantastic article, what we know is being admitted to by medical professionals with a conscience, let's hope that this is accepted sooner rather than later, although I doubt it - governments and those responsible for health policies admitting that they might have been wrong....was that a flying pig I saw??