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andChapmanwasunbeatable,” heremembers.
Stillbuzzingfromthespectacle,Dryhurst
decidedtoreturnhomeviaLeMans– the
24 HourswasbeingheldtheweekendafterSpa:
“We hadn’t plannedtogothere.Wewentthe
longway, throughSwitzerland– andboughta
cuckooclock,obviously.”
HisphotographsfromLaSarthecapturethe
atmosphereaheadof thatyear’s race,pluslotsof
thingshappeninginthetownitself.Dryhurst
snappedanAustinSeventhathewassurehad
alsobeenatSpa.“I’dhavetocheckthedates,
though,” hesayswitha laugh.“IfLeManswas
thefollowingweekend,I’mnotsureanAustin
SevenwouldhavegottherefromSpain time...”
ThememoriesfromhisEuropeanadventure
arestillfresh,andthroughoutthedecade
DryhurstwouldvisitasmanyBritisheventsas
hecould,includingtheGrandPrixwhenit
wasat Silverstone:“Ifwegotthetime,we’dgo
forFridaypractice.Therewerefewerpeople
aroundandyoucouldmeetthedrivers.I’vegot
moviefootagefromthen,too.”
“ItooksomepicturesofJochenRindt,”he
continues,“thenI walkedbetweena coupleof
transportersandtherewasDanGurney, who
justlookedupandsaid,‘Hi’.
“I wouldn’t bringbackthedangerelementof
thosedays,butI thoroughlyenjoyedit andwas
privilegedtoseethateraof racing.”
Fromtop: accessall areas- BruceMcLaren’s Cooper
in the pitlaneat the 1962
BelgianGrand Prix; Ferrari
250GTO in the paddockat
Silverstone;a tranquil
settingfor a motorrace –
Lotusdashesthrough
typicalSpa scenery
Clockwise:everyday
trafficlinesup in the Le
Manspits, gleamingin the
sunshine,aheadof 1962
24 Hours;famousDunlop
bridge;Gurney’s Brabham,
Silverstone’65; candid
Clarkin the paddockat
’67 BritishGrand Prix