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Solved NIC#109 - Lotus-Climax/John Surtees at Riverside 1960
« on: January 14, 2014, 03:03:08 PM »
What's going on here? The place, the year, and the driver for one point. Sorry for the small photo.
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Re: NIC #109
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2014, 05:04:25 PM »
John Surtees driving his F1 Lotus-Climax on University Avenue in Riverside, California, heading for the raceway before the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix.
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Re: NIC #109
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2014, 05:10:50 PM »
Quote from: AlexFrance on January 14, 2014, 05:04:25 PM
John Surtees driving his F1 Lotus-Climax on University Avenue in Riverside, California, heading for the raceway before the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix.

Wow! That was quick. One point to you.

The track was fairly new, and the paddock had no garages, so the teams had to use facilities in town and make their own way to the circuit. It was fairly commonplace in Europe, but most US tracks were better equipped - it seems the police looked the other way.
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Re: Solved NIC#109 - Lotus-Climax/John Surtees at Riverside 1960
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2014, 06:31:05 PM »
The car is actually a Lotus 18 F1. :)

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Re: Solved NIC#109 - Lotus-Climax/John Surtees at Riverside 1960
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2014, 05:35:14 AM »
Quote from: WayneB on January 14, 2014, 06:31:05 PM
The car is actually a Lotus 18 F1. :)

Quite so. The Lotus 18 could be used for F1, F2 or F.Junior, by simply swapping the engines around. Try that with today's formulae. His team-mates that day were Innes Ireland and Jim Clark, who at that stage was still a rookie, being better known in the Formula Junior category.
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