Thursday, June 7, 2012

Chequers for Salvadori...

By now you may be aware that the other half of the duo winning the 1959 24 Heurs du Mans for Aston Martin has passed away... As I find it somewhat symbiotic that Roy Salvadori has died just mere weeks after his partner-in-crime Carroll Shelby departed - as I never really envision Salvadori as a Formula 1 pilot, albeit he started  47 Grand Prix’s before retiring to a life of entertain friends in Monte Carlo from his haunt directly above the race circuit...