Thomas,
I had the privilege of seeing Swede Savage race on Dan Gurney's team in their AAR Barracudas at the 1970 Lime Rock Trans-Am race. It seemed their relationship was quite similar to Jackie Stewart and Francois Cevert when he was killed at the 1973 Watkins Glen GP. Stewart retired from racing without driving in that race. He had planned on retiring at the end of that season anyway.
Savage sure had the touch and was destined to be at or near the top.
Bill Barker
Fort Leavenworth, KS
On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 08:03:02 PM CST, Thomas Luce via groups.io <toml242001@...> wrote:
There are racing shows I can't bring myself to watch, such as the 1973 Indy 500. Despite being 51 years ago,? I just can't watch it. What happened to Savage at the hospital was beyond belief horrible,? which is what actually killed him. There were major changes at Indy after the 1973 race, which were about 10 years? too late.
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Thomas Luce
Manhattan Beach CA USA
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Bill Barker
Fort Leavenworth KS USA
