I couldn't resist here's another angle of a 1969 Ferrari 312 P.
Car pics too cool not to share
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...and aircraft as well.
Here's the 312 P spyder with Captain Pedro Rodriguez at the controls taking to the air at Nurburgring in 1969...a rather common site at most races held there...If you'd like a little sound to go with the photo:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Ferrari_312P_(1969).ogg
Was always partial to the more curvy predecessor to the 312 P, the 330 P3/4:
In case anyone needed additional evidence...
Here's Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill launching their BRM P261's at the '65 German GP
Jimmy Clark catching some air in his Lotus 49 in 1967
Denny Hulme on his way to victory in the Repco Brabham BT24 at the '67 German GP
Graham Hill doing the same in the 49B in '69
Not to be outdone, Jackie Stewart launching the Matra MS84 fielded by Team Tyrrell in the same '69 German GP
And last but certainly not least, James Hunt getting air with the lovely high airbox Hesketh 308 in
While there were a number of spots at the Nurburgring ripe for taking off, many of these photos were likely snapped at the coincidentally named "Flugplatz" (which translates very roughly to "flying place"). This bit of track actually got it's name from a small air field that was in close proximity. Back in the days when F1 was better but deadlier. Gotta love it.
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I got to go to a race at Nurburging when I was stationed in Germany. Also went to a lot of the autocross/rally races while I was there. It's a lot of fun watching what some of those cars are capable of doing.
To me, just remembering the track seems like quite a monumental challenge with 160 turns and 14+ miles in length (at the time), though that's nothing compared to the Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Course with 219 turns and 37+ miles in length. I'm not convinced my huevos are grande enough for that kind of action.
Let me have a go at it, and it will have 159 max.
I like to go fast. I used to like to go really fast, even on a bike, but those guys are nuts.
Not sure if I'd call them nuts, but they're very committed and confident in their abilities...as well as riding with at least a little fear to keep themselves in check. If I'm not mistaken, Milky Quayle had a pretty nasty accident there some years back. Long live the IOM TT!