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A true legend in American Motorsport - automobiles and motorcycles.
F1, IndyCar, LeMans, Daytona, IMSA, Can-Am, Trans-Am...he won in all.
Strong links to motocross as well - Montesa distributor and recently built David Bailey’s RAAM bike
http://allamericanracers.com/aar-creates-some-new-vehicles/
F1, IndyCar, LeMans, Daytona, IMSA, Can-Am, Trans-Am...he won in all.
Strong links to motocross as well - Montesa distributor and recently built David Bailey’s RAAM bike
http://allamericanracers.com/aar-creates-some-new-vehicles/
RIP.
The Shop
His son Justin races vintage MX here in So Cal and while he was well you would see Dan n the pits. One of the nicest and brightest people to ever grace this earth
RIP Dan Gurney
Nice article about his F1 racing achievements:
http://en.f1i.com/news/290104-racing-icon-f1-legend-dan-gurney-dies-86.html
Bailey and Henry, of course, teamed up with Jeff Ward and Micky Dymond. With Ward and Dymond on standard bicycles, the 4-person team powered themselves the 3,089 miles from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland in seven days, 19 hours, and 58 minutes…an average speed was 16.33mph. They finished second in their category (four-person 50-59 team), about four hours behind a team all competing on regular bikes.
Bailey was obviously thrilled at his RAAM outcome and about his Gurney Racing machine. Asked at the finish if he sees more ultra-cycling events in his future he said, “I’m going to keep those options open. I’ve got an incredible bike now, and I’m not going to just let it sit and collect dust. I’m going to ride it and stay fit enough because it’s good for my lifestyle. Doug said, “This is a lifestyle change. Thanks for getting me into this.’ That’s one of the things I really wanted to promote. Besides helping injured riders for Road2Recovery, just people in general. If we can get anybody out to ride, that’s a good thing. I don’t think I’ve ever come back from a ride, short or long, and thought, ‘Well that was a waste of time.’ I always feel better.”
At that moment Bailey was called away to join his teammates in spraying some champagne to celebrate. “And by the way,” he said, just before rolling away, “Dan Gurney started that tradition at LeMans back in ’67. They handed the champagne to him and A.J. Foyt, and Gurney decided to spray it and now everybody does. And now I’m going to go and do just that.”
RIP, what a life he lived.
RIP.
I cant type anymore. Sorry.
Dan Gurney with a few young Euro motocrossers - DeCoster, Robert, Hallman, and a few I don’t know
Pit Row
RIP
She's reunited with my pop, dad, and one of my uncles now.
I remember those 1998 CART cars and the "Eagle" chassis as a kid, they looked cool. Toyota was getting into the series then and I think Dan's team was their main effort.
RIP Sir.
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