When the unsafe condition was pointed out to the owner, and a new tire was recommended (not for a commission, but for the safety of him and his car) he refused to consider it, and stated that he'd "Keep an eye on it"
These idiots are everywhere, so be careful on the road, this idiot could be in front of you.
This was something Shelby said in a phone conversation in response to the dirty trick that Enzo pulled when in a losing situation that had the Ferrari team losing the Manufacturers trophy because the Cobra's so scared Enzo Ferrari that he had to get the 1964 Monza race cancelled just so Ferrari could retain the points lead and win the manufacturers championship.
Monza race to a non points race, effectively preventling the Ferrari team from losing the slim lead, and keeping the trophy for the last in a long series of wins... but pissing off Carroll and the Shelby team so much that every Cobra was tagged with NYFAIM, and it so it was to pass that History was made, the Cobras kicked the Ferraris to the curb in '65.
The April 2009 issue of Automobile Magazine had a quote by David E. Davis, Jr. stating that he was sitting across from Shelby when that NYFAIM statement was made http://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0410_carroll_shelby_le_mans/index.html
Crew of the Apollo 12 space rocket (Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon, Al Bean) each receive a gold Corvette coupe with 427-ci engine.
Through a special General Motors lease program, astronauts were allowed to drive any car for a year for $1. Bean and his Apollo crew ordered matching Corvettes distinguished by the black "wings" and red, white and blue logos on the front fenders reading "LMP" for lunar module pilot.
Why did they have black rear fenders?
The article states that those cars and the lease program had been arranged by Jim Rathmann, in co-operation with Ed Cole. Rathmann owned a Chevrolet Dealership in Melbourne, Florida.
We know that the Gold & Black combination is typical for Smokey Yunick's cars. And Yunick was crew chief for Rathmann for three years in a row (1960 to 1962) at Indianapolis. When Rathmann won the 1960 Indy 500, his car, named "Ken-Paul Special", was blue. But in '62, he drove the "Simoniz Vista Special" (car #44) which was sporting Yunick's Gold & Black.
Thus the colors of these three "Apollo 12" Corvettes, in the most likely possibility.
CORVETTE NEWS Feb/Mar 1970 p.16-17 "The magnificent men and their flying machines". Large picture (courtesy of Ralph Morse - Life Magazine), showing the three '69 Vettes with Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Al Bean sitting on the T-tops.
One interesting detail in the text deserves a quote: "...Especially Pete Conrad. His checklist of things to do before the flight of Apollo 12 included a call to a friend in the Central Florida Region of the Sports Car Club of America to make sure that all systems were go for his SCCA competition license. Conrad was reported to have said: I'd sure like to have it when I get back from the moon . And he was obliged by being issued 1970 license number 12 in honor of the flight..."
I didn't know it, but Nik did a post on these 2 months ago: http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/the-astrovette/ and thourougly explained the astronaut/corvette association, and far better than I could, Nik is a far better writer. His blog is in Portugese, but you ought to install Google toolbar if you haven't yet, and that is because it will instantly translate any website from another language to your own.
Arizona has turned off every speed camera on its highways after complaints that they violated privacy and were designed to generate revenue rather than promote road safety.
A spokesman for Jan Brewer, the state's Republican governor, said she "was uncomfortable with the intrusive nature of the system", which was inherited from her Democratic predecessor.
Opening in October 2008, the scheme was first in the United States to use speed cameras across a whole state. Amid objections of Big Brother-ism, numerous cameras were vandalised, while the operator of a van carrying a mobile camera was shot dead in a lay-by in April 2009
The 76 cameras took 2.7 million photographs, but only 16 per cent of drivers who received a speeding ticket paid up.
The scheme generated $76 million (£50 million) for a state which has struggled to balance its budget, while the Department of Public safety reported a 19 per cent drop in fatal collisions on highways. But campaigners argued that safety could be improved by more police patrols.
Speed cameras introduced by the authorities in several Arizonan cities are unaffected by the decision.
That's because this guy isn't ready to race. Killed it at the start line after getting a little squirrely with the burn out.
And the smiling guy was frequently seen looking back over his shoulder to mock his slow freind. When in front by a long shot at the finish line, it's customary to look back disparagingly and mock the slow poke.. just a little.
When the unsafe condition was pointed out to the owner, and a new tire was recommended (not for a commission, but for the safety of him and his car) he refused to consider it, and stated that he'd "Keep an eye on it"
