There are many, many valid reasons to hate the internet. We could start the list but frankly we don’t have that kind of time. What we can do though is give you a primary reason why the internet is awesome in the form of this video. What you are about to see is two late legends. The great journalist Robin Miller and the incomparable Dan Gurney talking about the day that Jerry Grant made the first 200mph closed course lap in racing history at Ontario. This is an informal discussion and chat between two guys who had known each other for a lifetime and had mutual respect. In other words, it is magic.
Yeah, the internet needs to be praised for stuff like this because otherwise, where would it be? In the ether somewhere. Unless someone trips over the power cord for the damned thing and sinks the whole works, this video will stand a long test of time and be seen by loads of interesting people over the years. People who would otherwise never have the chance to hear Miller’s acerbic wit and Gurney’s tack sharp memory.
This is not an elaborate video but it’s the way you want to hear racing stories told, right? Informally and in a fun way. The story about the fasteners failing, the mention that Grant and Unser didn’t like each other. This is all gold. Enjoy every second. We did.
Not sure why you deliberately, falsely, over hyped, this little clickbait headline.
Due to the flagrant misinformation….I’ll have to pass on watching the video. I bet it’s full of interesting historical tidbits…..But I refuse to be suckered in by “historians” who misrepresent the facts. But Brian….You ARE in the entertainment business…..Why let the truth get in the way of a good tale.
If my fading memory is correct, this video would be referencing the first 200 MPH Qualifying session in INDY CAR history (That’s not what the headline says though). which at the time involved a Four Lap average speed to determine Qualifying. This event occurred in September 1972. I don’t want to diminish this accomplishment, a 200 MPH four lap AVERAGE is something to crow about, and certainly a historic feat.
Of course you DO realize the actual FIRST 200 MPH lap on a closed course in history, in the United States, happened at Talladega Speedway on March 24,1970 with Buddy Baker driving a Dodge Charger Daytona. A fact probably already previously referenced somewhere deep in the Bangshift archives.