Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Thought today might be the day to show a few piccies of the LAKE X old farts in 2018. sadly- there are a few of us no longer here .

[jackiewilson]

Giggle of the day - only an old fart would understand this.

[jackiewilson]

its the way i tell ‚em !!!!

[jackiewilson]

not in the best taste i know—- but its another chuckle.

[jackiewilson]

GUESS EVERYONES GONE TO TAVARES —- or key west.

[FUJIMO]

[FUJIMO]

...lol, great photo......

[FUJIMO]

[powerabout]

Hows the wooden record setter model coming along?

[jackiewilson]

Hows the wooden record setter model coming along?

THERE ARE ACTUALLY FOUR OF THEM PILGRIM . ——- I eventually got it right . Just waiting for my son in law to get me the right graphics before they are fit for human consumption.

[jackiewilson]

This was during the full English breakfast in the JACKIE STEWART restaurant at Goodwood last Sunday.

[lars strom]

HELLS TEETH—- JUST LIKE LASSE !!!!!!!!! Fourteen times to go before you’re allowed to complain. Put it down to old age —senility and mad fits of depression .

First Jackie..well..when you have a very popular FB/S&F page/thread.. ....with new readers coming in every day you need to update some history pictures..!!

Second..yes I read somewhere on S&F or FB about you buying me a dinner in Tavares and here it is..8 years ago today..!!
Thanks again...some history you get right..!!!.... ..
"Racing for fun"

PS..Did you see Bert Serra's comment about how fast the OMC Rotaries was in Parker 1973..
I can post it here if you want..!!


From my FB page today..!!


Lars Strom is with Bert Serra.


November 13 2013.


One of the best moments at the OFF meeting this year was to finally meet Jackie Wilson again.
We have had many disagreements over the years but it was so nice to give "Mr. Fonda 2 liter" a big hug.

He is still going very strong and always having a good sense of humor.
On top of that Jackie bought me a excellent dinner Friday night.
Thank you and see you next year Jackie.

Second picture is Jackie's motor home in Paris 1977..(in the background)
I remember the big print on the Motor home "Jackie Wilson..Racing for fun"

[Lake X Kid]

Hey Jackie, what is the backstory of you venturing from Outboard power to racing with inboard engines?

[Lake X Kid]

John Surtees, in 1964 won the F1 world championship for Ferrari, becoming the only man in all of history, to this day, to win grand prix world championships on two wheels and four.

[Lake X Kid]

John Surtees became the lead Ferrari driver at the beginning of the Ford-Ferrari wars in 1964 and 1965. He was an international superstar, and a walking god in both Italy and in his home country of Great Britain, perhaps the only nation that rivaled Italy in passion for racing. In Italy, the fans and the press called Surtees Il Grande John.

“The highlight of my career was the moment that sparked it all, at 17, winning a relatively unimportant road race in Wales riding a Vincent which I largely built myself. It was the first time I felt man and machine came together. I’ll never forget the vibe I felt knowing I was part of the bike. It flowed… I was flying… That was the day the future was born.”—John Surtees, 1964 Formula 1 World Champion

Surtees was born the son of a motorcycle racer whose career had gotten side-tracked by World War II. At 15, young John started as an apprentice at the Vincent motorcycle factory and led a nomadic existence on weekends, racing bikes all over England. At 22, he was hired to race for the MV Agusta team, so he moved to Italy and started learning the language by watching spaghetti westerns. By 26, he’d won seven Grand Prix World Championships (four in the 500-cc and three in the 350-cc class). The first time he’d seen a Formula 1 car was when he stepped into one for a test. Soon after, he was summoned to Enzo Ferrari’s office in Maranello.

“I would like you to drive for us next year,” Ferrari said. “Formula 1, sports cars, and anything else we might decide to race. Here’s the contract.”

Surtees picked up on weird vibe in Enzo’s office. Photos of Ferrari drivers killed in the line of duty lined the walls. Death was routine in motor racing in the Fifties and Sixties, especially for the Ferrari team. Surtees knew that joining Ferrari would not only be a struggle to win championships; it would be a struggle for survival.

Surtees joined the team in 1963. One of the things he did was venture to America to gauge the Stateside racing scene. When he came back to Italy, he warned Ferrari that the Americans were going to come to Europe with their fast cars and massive displacement engines, and attempt to conquer the continent. “We cannot compete with the big engines being used in America,” Surtees told Enzo.

John Surtees, by A. J. Baime