Gurney Flies Again!

[Autumnpuma 0]

Today I watched Gurney fly. I'm not old enough to remember Dan Gurney race his blue and white bullet at Spa in '67. I am old enough, however to have seen Alex Gurney reel in a seasoned professional (Max Papis) who was driving the, arguably, best car in the Rolex series. Alex done his dad proud today. Here's the story, from speedtv.com:

In a thrilling battle over the last 12 laps of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Mexico City 400k, Alex Gurney claimed the lead from Max Papis for the final time with slightly more than two laps to go to claim a hard-earned first Rolex Series victory for himself, co-driver Jon Fogarty and the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley team.

After taking over the No. 99 machine from Fogarty during a Lap 60 pit stop, Gurney found himself trailing Papis in the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley by as many as 12 seconds. Without the benefit of a full-course caution, Gurney managed to chip away at Papis

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That was a good race..............

[monza gorilla 1]

Don't know why, but that warms my c#ckles.