Even in the golden era of such legendary drivers as Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren and Dan Gurney, there were some races that were just a little bit on the dull side. That was how the 1964 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps was looking on this day 57 years ago. Gurney had started the race from pole position. He went on to lead for pretty much the whole afternoon, but was passed by Hill in the closing laps. Hill looked to be cruising to victory from there, but then his BRM suffered a fuel pump failure on the penultimate lap. That should have handed the win back to Gurney. Instead the American's Brabham also ran out of fuel, and Big Dan was forced to pull over and retire. But...
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