Word: crash
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...burst into Esquire and the Herald Tribune with all those exclamation points and sound-affected sentences about custom cars in California and the Fifth Beatle and that time when Phil Spector made them stop the airplane and let him off because he knew-Spector knew!-it was going to crash. And it has been a year and a half since the publication-on the same day!!!-of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and The Pump House Gang, and that's a lot of low profile for the wunderkind of the New Journalism...
...team of New York Senator Jacob Javits and Connecticut Congressman Lowell Weicker. Blatchford stood poised in the forecourt, waiting for the Vice President's serve. It arrived−bouncing off Blatchford's cranium. Blatchford retreated quickly to the sidelines and returned to the court wearing a motorcycle crash helmet. Said Republican Senator Charles Percy: "The Vice President is the only tennis player I know who should yell 'Fore!' when he serves...
...finish, even if they lead the race at some point. The past decade at Indy bears this out. 1966 was the only race in which the winner wasn't in the first or second row. Graham Hill led home a field that was decimated by a big crash on the main straightaway as the green flag dropped. Hill won from the middle of the field, after all of the hotshots dropped out. Still, there are people back in the pack who have to be considered possibilities to win, on the basis of their qualifying times, and the speed they posted...
...pole position in the first Grand Prix he ever raced in. This year he is competing in six Grand Prix in an STP-March Ford, as well as running the whole USAC championship circuit. He was one of the fastest drivers in practice early this month, but a severe crash prior to qualifying forced his team to spend several sleepless nights fitting salvaged parts to a spare hull. Andretti qualified on the first day, next to Bobby Unser in the third row. By now most of the bugs should be out of the car. If so, he is a solid...
...known for his fiberglass chassis Chaparal Group 7 sports cars. He has always had close relations with Chevrolet despite the company's official non-racing stand. This year Hall replaces Penske as the official non-official Chevrolet factory team. Hall is making his return to driving following a serious crash at Las Vegas in November of 1968. He is teamed with Californian Ed Leslie, who is doing the best racing of his career at the age of 48. Jerry Thompson and Tony DeLorenzo are also running Chevrolet Camaros, with sponsorship from the Owens-Corning Fiberglass people. They have not been...