Mike
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Constant care, meticulous thought, preparation, insistence on high standards, reward/punishment, projecting calm/confidence..ensures optimal process and victory
Joined July 2011
Who remembers Gordy’s custom Bell helmet. He was ahead of the curve on driver debris protection 😉👍🏻@jlcooke99 @ndcar @mjbyers333 @Cosito1Horacio @Chad__15 @marshallpruett @Hilts_the_Husky @brickline
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The F4U-1 Corsair "Ole 122" of VMF-111 Devil Dogs was the only individual U.S. warplane to be cited officially for "performance above and beyond the call of duty" during WWII. Over a 6 month period in 1944, "Ole 122" flew 80,000 miles in 100 combat missions and spent 400 hours in
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"Frank Robinson slid into third base hard, like he always does no matter what the score may be & into Eddie Matthews. Matthews jumped on top of Frank & punched him in the eye. It swelled out to here & nobody thought Frank could possibly play the second game of a double header
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There’s never a bad time to post the flag raising on Iwo Jima. 🇺🇸
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Story by Mark Grace.... "Rick Sutcliffe gave up back-to-back HR`s in Cincinnati. And in Cincinnati, they shoot off fireworks after a Red hits a HR. Sutcliffe was pretty intense on the day he pitched. So Eric Davis takes him deep & Paul O'Neill takes him deep right after that. So
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After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years". To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the HOF. I really thought that. You feel so strong, so powerful walking down the street. You know you can throw a
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If you read only one thing on this platform today, make it this.🇺🇸
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June 20th, Happy Birthday to my sorely missed, and unforgettable Papa, Bernard Cahier. Here in Rouen 1962 with his dear buddies, Dan Gurney (who just won his first Grand Prix) and Phil Hill.
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@BobKillman1 @brickline @JerryBonkowski @jlcooke99 @junjokerando @doug112 @Cosito1Horacio @gmracingblue @GordonMercedes9 @munimula51 @tgvanhorne @FastestSurgeon @Rinoire @HappyPete55 @mjbyers333 This hung on PJ’s wall in his office
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@brickline @jim_knipe @JerryBonkowski @jlcooke99 @junjokerando @doug112 @Cosito1Horacio @gmracingblue @GordonMercedes9 @munimula51 @tgvanhorne @FastestSurgeon @Rinoire @HappyPete55 @mjbyers333 Parnelli said kiddingly that he could've won more races if he hadn't saved him. This picture hangs in Sprint Car HOF.
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@BobKillman1 @jim_knipe @JerryBonkowski @jlcooke99 @junjokerando @doug112 @Cosito1Horacio @gmracingblue @GordonMercedes9 @munimula51 @tgvanhorne @FastestSurgeon @Rinoire @HappyPete55 @mjbyers333 65 Riverside 500: Parnelli dropped out of a 3way duel between himself AJ and Dan. AJ spun/rolled where Parnelli was standing. AJ was unconscious-not breathing. A doctor thought AJ was dead. Parnelli alone noticed grass/dirt in AJ's mouth and he cleared airway. PJ saved AJs life.
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STAND ON IT MONDAY. Brands Hatch 6-Hours, July 30, '67. Phil Hill (No. 1 Chaparral 2F Chevrolet). It would be the last international sports car race for the Chaparral team, and it resulted in a monumental win for Hill and co-driver Mike Spence. READ MORE: https://t.co/18WMPsr209
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"Carl Yastrzemski is a dull, boring potato farmer from Long Island who just happened to be a great ballplayer. But he was the worst dresser in organized baseball. He made Inspector Clouseau look like a candidate for Mr. Blackwell's list of "Best-Dressed Men". He had the same
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Remembering Bruce McLaren. Bruce, along with Dan Gurney, Jim Hall & Roger Penske brought huge visibility to professional racing in Canada. Initially at Mosport, then St. Jovite. Here he is in his 1st bespoke #McLaren Mk.1, painted in New Zealand sporting colours, black & silver
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