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Originally Posted by masraum
I can't imagine a time when a Porsche or miata or really good, fun sports car wouldn't still be fun and enjoyable (physical infirmity probably being an exception). But not everyone is the same. Paul's in his 70s and more laid back these days. Not everyone goes that route as they get older. Paul Frere died at 91. He was test driving cars pretty much up until the end. He got into a serious car accident near the 'Ring a couple of weeks before his 90th birthday. He recovered, but his health was never the same, and he passed when he was 91.
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I'm in the Paul Frere camp. I'm nowhere as gifted as he was as a driver, but I've got his books as I'm a kindred spirit. I loved seeing John Fitch up at Lime Rock, or Bob Akin at Watkins Glen, up until their latter years.
It was funny watching that video, as he (SuperfastMatt) shot it at the local popular LA car haunts: Newcomb's Ranch, Malibu Country Mart, and Supercar Sunday. I actually remember that particular Supercar Sunday, from that lineup of parked blue-white-red GT3s.