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A broken valve cost him the German Grand Prix. A shaft snapped in Austria, a tire blew in the Indy 500, an oil line burst in the Mexican Grand Prix after Clark had led for 64 of the 65 laps. Britain's John Surtees won the 1964 Grand Prix...
Messiah & Magistrate. The author of the Letter to the Hebrews declared that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever." True enough, but every generation has shaped its own unique understanding of the Saviour. To the first Jewish Christians of Jerusalem, he was primarily the Messiah spoken...
Died. Bobby Marshman, 28, cool, articulate racing driver who had a 27-sec. lead in the early laps of the Indianapolis 500 last May when he was forced out by mechanical difficulties, stoically predicted: "I'll get lucky one day-just you wait and see"; of burns suffered two...
Then luck took a hand-with a nudge from Surtees' teammate, Lorenzo Bandini. Running fourth, unable to pass Hill on the straightaways, the Italian picked the worst turn on the course, a tight hairpin, as a likely spot to make his move. Four times he tried to slip past...
Suddenly a shout went up. Clark was merely coasting. An oil line had snapped. The Lotus was out of the race -just two laps from victory. Now all Surtees had to do was finish second behind Dan Gurney. Ferrari mechanics frantically signaled Bandini to slow down. Obediently, Bandini lifted his...