[unstable bob gable]

Originally Posted by Blacdout96

Well let me give you a little backround on Mark's tragic crash that took his life, and UBG you'd drool seeing some of the guys I just saw today including Parnelli Jones, and Bobby Unser. Mark died practicing for an F1 race two weeks after he set the record for average closed circuit speed at 221mph in a Porsche 917/30 can am car. He was a great driver, adn a few of his cars are here at the track. I believe it was forthe austrian GP that he was practicing for whe nhe crashed. He is missed in this community of drivers that set the benchmark for what racing is today, and yet, will never be matched compared to the racing of the 50's, 60's and 70's.

You are right about Mark crashing while practicing for the Austrian GP. A sad day in racing. But yep, racers like Parnelli and Bobby U will make ubg drool! Bobby Unser was another favorite of mine growing up. My nickname was "Bobby," and I liked to think I was named for Mr Unser.