Video Of The Day: Long Weekend At Longford

[khyndart in CA]

It amazes me how Bruce McLaren had the strength and courage to come out and drive from last place to finish second less than 10 seconds behind Graham Hill plus set fastest lap during the main race.
All this after losing his team mate and friend, Tim Mayer, during practice.
Tim died due to crashing into a tree after losing control going over a slight hump on the straight approaching the pub at Longford Corner.
Bruce and Tim's brother Teddy and the team were devastated but still managed to honour Tim with a brilliant drive on race day.

(Ken H)

[Steve Holmes]

It amazes me how Bruce McLaren had the strength and courage to come out and drive from last place to finish second less than 10 seconds behind Graham Hill plus set fastest lap during the main race.
All this after losing his team mate and friend, Tim Mayer, during practice.
Tim died due to crashing into a tree after losing control going over a slight hump on the straight approaching the pub at Longford Corner.
Bruce and Tim's brother Teddy and the team were devastated but still managed to honour Tim with a brilliant drive on race day.

(Ken H)

Very true Ken. It was from that crash that Bruce McLaren wrote his famous quote in his book From The Cockpit, which was published in 1964. It was the final two sentences in the book, and it was this same quote used so many times when Bruce himself was killed in 1970.