HAVE YOUR SAY, GET IN TOUCH
McKLEINOPINION PIT + PADDOCK22 AUGUST 2019 AUTOSPORT.COM 13YOUR
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AUTOSPORTdotcomNot just a great racing driver
Congratulations on an excellent focus on the Porsche 917
(Autosport, 15 August), truly an iconic race car.
I was working for an American entrant on a Porsche
935 K3 at Le Mans in 1981, but don’t recall any problems
at scrutineering for the Kremer 917K/81 (right). Everybody
knew it was coming, and I am sure the Kremer brothers
were wise to the rules. Does the rear-view mirror ahead
of the ‘postbox’ look like an afterthought? I think not!
Bob Wollek had driven our 935 at the Nurburgring 1000Km
two weeks previously, to a brilliant third place. I encountered
him behind the pits at Le Mans, just after he had decided to
call it a day with the 917K/81. He said to me that he wished he
had been driving our car. I told him that we had just retired
the car, and he gave a beautiful Gallic shrug: “C’est la vie”.
A true gentleman, but a great competitor.
Adam Going
Somerset
Our man Gary Watkins has seen pictures of the 917K/81 over the
weekend without the ‘post box’, so the plot thickens! Many thanks
for all the positive feedback on the Porsche 917 issue last week.
If there are other cars you think deserve special treatment,
please let us know – ed
Should the Formula 1 season reach a limit?
The 2020 F1 season looks likely to be the longest on record,
with a rumoured 22 races all vying for a spot on the calendar,
including new territories in Vietnam, a return to Holland
and the much anticipated saving of the British Grand Prix.
Of course, this is great news for the fans and showcases
F1 as being the premier world championship. It is right that
the sport visits as many countries as possible, while paying
homage and retaining its more historic venues.
However, this shouldn’t be done at the expense of burnout
for the teams and their personnel involved. To some extent
as well, the prospect of a race every week may be even too
much for the viewing public.
I would argue that the calendar should be a maximum of 20 races,
with no country hosting more than one per year
MICHAEL BRIERLEYI would argue that the calendar should be a maximum of 20
races, with no country hosting more than one per year. If this
means that some nations are forced to alternate, then so be it.
Michael Brierley
Stalybridge, CheshireGinetta Junior races show how it’s done
What a motorsport fan wants more than anything is to
see good, close racing. Well, having just attended the
British Touring Car round at Thruxton, I witnessed
a truly memorable Ginetta Junior race last Sunday.
The battle between Will Martin and Zak O’Sullivan was
truly epic. These two young drivers, for lap, after lap, after lap,
were nose to tail, overtaking, touching, completely on the
ragged edge but, most importantly, totally fair. It could easily
have ended in tears, but it was a great credit to both drivers
that it did not. The crowd were totally gripped by the action.
That race alone was worth the price of admission –
that’s how good it was.
You cannot ask for more than that.
Michael Skeet
Lordswood, SouthamptonYOUR
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