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Word: schlesser (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...control of the car when his right front brake grabbed. The Mark IV caromed off one wall, then another, bounced back and finally spun to a stop in mid-track - directly in the path of two other Fords, Mark II-model backup cars driven by Roger McCluskey and Jo Schlesser. "I didn't know if Mario was still in the car," McCluskey said later, "and I knew I would kill him if I hit him. So I had to put her into the wall." So did Schlesser. Scratch three more Fords...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: A Second for Ford | 6/23/1967 | See Source »

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