Happy Birthday Dick!
Hope we see you in Nomex sometime soon.
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Since when did Rick ever get a day off?! :-) Happy Birthday Rick
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Mario Andretti, arguably the greatest American race car driver of all time and certainly one of the most accomplished and versatile racing champions of all time, celebrated his 70th birthday this past weekend. I humbly salute him and wish him all the best. He is an inspiration to everyone who loves auto racing.
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Mario Andretti, arguably the greatest American race car driver of all time and certainly one of the most accomplished and versatile racing champions of all time, celebrated his 70th birthday this past weekend. I humbly salute him and wish him all the best. He is an inspiration to everyone who loves auto racing.
Happy Birthday Mario!
There aren't many who've had as much fun and success in as many different kinds of cars as Mario.
From Wikipedia...
Mario Andretti
Nationality United States American (naturalized 1964)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1968 - 1972, 1974 - 1982
Teams Lotus, March, Ferrari, Parnelli, Alfa Romeo, Williams
Races 131 (128 starts)
Championships 1 (1978)
Wins 12
Podiums 19
Career points 180
Pole positions 18
Fastest laps 10
First race 1968 United States Grand Prix
First win 1971 South African Grand Prix
Last win 1978 Dutch Grand Prix
Last race 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 1966-1967, 1982-1983, 1988, 1995-1997, 2000
Teams Holman Moody
Grand Touring Cars Inc.
Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche AG
Courage Compétition
Panoz Motorsports
Best finish 2nd (1995)
Class wins 1 (1995)
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is a retired Italian-American automobile racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars, sprint cars, and drag racing.
During his career, Andretti won four IndyCar titles (three under USAC-sanctioning, one under CART), the 1978 Formula One World Championship, and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One World Championship, and, along with Juan Pablo Montoya, the only driver to have won a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.[1] Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits.[2]
Andretti had a long career in racing. He was the only person to be named United States Driver of the Year in three decades (1967, 1978, and 1984).[3] He was also one of only three drivers to win races on road courses, paved ovals, and dirt tracks in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times.[3] With his final IndyCar win in April 1993, Andretti became the first driver to win IndyCar races in four different decades[4] and the first to win automobile races of any kind in five.[3]
In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, similar to Barney Oldfield in the early twentieth century and Stirling Moss in the United Kingdom.[5]
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Happy Birthday to Mr. Slim and Trim. Hope you have a great birthday without cake or ice cream. There are other ways (or weighs?) to celebrate. Keep up the great work on pit lane and on yourself.
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The Boss: "Wally, what are your goals for the coming year?"
Wally: "My goal is to replace my soul with coffee and become immortal."
Given you're new lower profile you may have to change your "Burger" stickers to "Veggie Burger" :-)
Hope you had a great day.
Pat
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Thanks guys. Yeah, it was a tons (13) of fun day, driving a 24' rental truck for 17 hours from Springfield IL.
Viz
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Happy Birthday to Viz, Bobo, Watts, and the other cool folks whose birthdays I missed. Hey, Viz, wanna help ME move?? I'll give you a call in a coupla months. Middle of summer, to North Carolina. No sweat. There'll be plenty of Bud Light.
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At least you're old enough to have that gray hair now.
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Your life is growing and expanding in all kinds of ways. Welcome to the Masters.
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
No doubt you're having a good day and we're missing you at VIR
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Late to the party but hope you're having a great celebration...
Happy Birthday Roger
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Solely due to Ted's reminder, Bruce received a proper serenade of Happy Birthday from all the lapping day participants this morning at LRP. Lots of smiles
Happy Birthday Bruce
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)
Showed up to the morning meeting a minute or so late today but I believe it was said that Jack Mitchell, racing with/against dad John a total of four times this weekend after graduating 8th Grade, is turning 14 tomorrow. He got a big cake (Sid was envious). I'm a little more jealous about the fact he's driving freakin' race cars!
Happy Birthday!
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"Dumb people are always blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are."
"Don't genius live in a lamp?"
-Patrick Star
High fives to a great guy and dad! Hope your day is wonderful.
Happy Birthday German!
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You draw 'em a picture and they eat the crayons... (Duck Waddle commenting on the creative ways some people interpret driving instruction.)