Word: lauda
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...world of Grand Prix racing is not what most Americans, accustomed to the stock cars of Darlington and Daytona, might expect. While Medenica's Lola T-340 will never turn world champion Niki Lauda green with envy, it is still a far cry from the souped-up stock cars made famous by the "good ol' boys" of the NASCAR speedway circuit...
...blur against the blue, a waft of 500-h.p. combustion that arrives on the ebb of a parabolic whine. Screeching through a U-turn, the car speeds toward Ocean Boulevard. Seconds ahead of a pack that includes the cars of Mario Andretti and Austria's Niki Lauda, the Ferrari roars down the main thoroughfare past three porno theaters, two derelict hotels and assorted pawnshops. It will be a long afternoon for 36-year-old Swiss Racer Clay Regazzoni. Another hairpin right will bring him back to the sea, and the hulking stern of the Queen Mary and a dozen...
...head for the Ferrari garage. Niki Lauda, their No. 2 driver, walks in and takes a Coke from the work-bench while fishing a long, black cigar from his pocket. With his jutting teeth and bulging fish-eyes, this pale, slightly stooped man appears to have been in his share of crashes. He is talking in a soft, imploring voice with his chief mechanic. Rumor has it Ferrari will sack him after this race, the season's finale. Though he has won two Grand Prix this year, he has also crashed twice while leading. As they converse, two sleek...
...race progresses the cars become more strung out. The engines now scream shrilly. Carlos Reutemann, who has already won races this year, is leading. Reggazoni, Ferrari's No. 1 driver and hope for the championship, has dropped out. I later read that he had had suspension problems. Lauda too is no longer a threat. Suddenly Reutemann appears around the curve with his right arm cocked in the air. He has won and the crowd breaks out in cheering he cannot hear. Immediately we head out for the car. It is 5:00. We have neither the time nor the inclination...