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Originally Posted by madcorgi
I'll miss seeing that car, assuming we ever have the Historics again . . . It was very cool.
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One of the best races I ever saw at the Historics was one of the Shadows vs. the ex Jackie Stewart Tyrell Ford, from around 1972 or so. They were running in the "exhibition" class, both being too new to meet the old 1969 cutoff.
That 500 inch aluminum Chevy "Rat" motor would just crush that poor little Cosworth DFV powered Tyrell down the long front straight, then the little F1 car would overtake it down below, through 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, 5B, and 6. Back on the front straight, the Shadow wouldn't actually overtake the Tyrell, it would simply suck it in through that big scoop and fart it back out through its exhaust, putting it back behind it once again. This went on for the whole race - at least two lead changes per lap. Fantastic stuff. I hope they get to do it again some day...