Comments on: 1970 Sebring 12 Hours – A Race to Remember http://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/ Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events. Wed, 16 May 2012 23:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ted Atkinshttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-21276 Ted Atkins Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:29:18 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-21276 Great accounting and pictures of that race. I was there. In fact, I lived in Florida from late '68 through mid-'71. So I attended the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 69, 70, and 71. What great racing that was back then!What I did at Sebring at each 12 hour race was roam all over the track during day to watch the race from different viewpoints; and then for the last couple of hours, go to the grandstands across from the pits right at start/finish and watch the end of the race from there in the cool of the night. The PA system worked great there so you could hear what was happening. And you had a front row seat to watch the drama in the pits that occurred at the end. It is my favorite race of all time. Thanks for bringing back those wonderful memories. Great accounting and pictures of that race. I was there. In fact, I lived in Florida from late ’68 through mid-’71. So I attended the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 69, 70, and 71. What great racing that was back then!

What I did at Sebring at each 12 hour race was roam all over the track during day to watch the race from different viewpoints; and then for the last couple of hours, go to the grandstands across from the pits right at start/finish and watch the end of the race from there in the cool of the night. The PA system worked great there so you could hear what was happening. And you had a front row seat to watch the drama in the pits that occurred at the end. It is my favorite race of all time. Thanks for bringing back those wonderful memories.

]]> By: dan elliotthttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-7776 dan elliott Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:05:44 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-7776 Hello, are you the same Bob Buchler that taught art at Walker High School? Hello, are you the same Bob Buchler that taught art at Walker High School?

]]> By: The Legendary 1970 Sebring 12 Hour Race | Steve McQueen’s Brush with Victory « The Selvedge Yardhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5974 The Legendary 1970 Sebring 12 Hour Race | Steve McQueen’s Brush with Victory « The Selvedge Yard Wed, 13 May 2009 04:49:14 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5974 [...] is pretty amazing in my book.  Along with some pretty cool insider commentary by the photographer Louis Galanos, and remembrances from others at the race, it’s an amazing trip back in time and a [...] [...] is pretty amazing in my book.  Along with some pretty cool insider commentary by the photographer Louis Galanos, and remembrances from others at the race, it’s an amazing trip back in time and a [...]

]]> By: john simondshttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5792 john simonds Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5792 I was there for that race and was heartbroken that the Porsche's lost. I met Mario 29 years later and asked him about the race. He said that he was too short for the seat fitting and it was hard to drive as he was moving around in the seat.He also told me that the 917 had an aerodynamic advantage over the 512S (not the M) and this was the only track they had a chance to win at. I was there for that race and was heartbroken that the Porsche’s lost. I met Mario 29 years later and asked him about the race. He said that he was too short for the seat fitting and it was hard to drive as he was moving around in the seat.

He also told me that the 917 had an aerodynamic advantage over the 512S (not the M) and this was the only track they had a chance to win at.

]]> By: Richard Lewishttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5750 Richard Lewis Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:03:09 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5750 I was a college student at UF at that time and spent that weekend enjoying a phenomenal race. I also saw the corner worker hit. He was wearing all white and had run onto the course to retrieve a piece of body panel in the turn just after the bridge, and leading into the hairpin turn. One of the red Ferrari 512's clipped his leg and as I watched him fly through the air, the leg of his pants turned red. I was on the other side of the track, and never did see what happened to him afterwards. Very painful to witness. I was a college student at UF at that time and spent that weekend enjoying a phenomenal race. I also saw the corner worker hit. He was wearing all white and had run onto the course to retrieve a piece of body panel in the turn just after the bridge, and leading into the hairpin turn. One of the red Ferrari 512′s clipped his leg and as I watched him fly through the air, the leg of his pants turned red. I was on the other side of the track, and never did see what happened to him afterwards. Very painful to witness.

]]> By: BELLCORDhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5709 BELLCORD Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:18:29 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5709 Someone jog my memory.... As college students we had driven from Oklahoma for the 1970 Sebring and during the race a corner worker was struck and seriously injured right in front of us...Who was he and who was the driver that hit him ? Someone jog my memory…. As college students we had driven from Oklahoma for the 1970 Sebring and during the race a corner worker was struck and seriously injured right in front of us…Who was he and who was the driver that hit him ?

]]> By: daniel robinhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5639 daniel robin Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:41:50 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5639 Steve was à great star and racer , because he was a very great man , with nobility , kindness and hard working ! My friend Bernard CAHIER ( racer's professional'photograph ) was at Sebring with steve and gave me any beautiful photos of steve with peter revson and the famous and excellente Porsche'908-2 No 48 ! STEVE was able to win Sebring , and was very great at "le mans " with the Porsche " 917- K" for the excellent movie. I have been often writing with steve at " solar - productions " . Daniel ROBIN (France ) . Steve was à great star and racer , because he was a very great man , with nobility , kindness and hard working !
My friend Bernard CAHIER ( racer’s professional’photograph ) was at Sebring with steve and gave me any beautiful photos of steve with peter revson and the famous and excellente Porsche’908-2 No 48 !
STEVE was able to win Sebring , and was very great at “le mans ” with the Porsche ” 917- K” for the excellent movie.
I have been often writing with steve at ” solar – productions ” .
Daniel ROBIN (France ) .

]]> By: Lou Galanoshttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5274 Lou Galanos Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:58:50 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5274 Message for Bob Buchler or anyone who knows him. Bob, you didn't leave your email address. I need to contact you about your experience doing lap charts for the McQueen team. John Bradley, who was also doing lap charts, feels that the McQueen/Revson car was the real winner and not the Andretti Ferrari. Need your take on this. Contact me at: louisgalanos@gmail.com Message for Bob Buchler or anyone who knows him. Bob, you didn’t leave your email address. I need to contact you about your experience doing lap charts for the McQueen team. John Bradley, who was also doing lap charts, feels that the McQueen/Revson car was the real winner and not the Andretti Ferrari. Need your take on this. Contact me at:
louisgalanos@gmail.com

]]> By: Bob Buchlerhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-5247 Bob Buchler Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:35:30 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-5247 Great article. I was a teenager at that time and was fortuate enought to land a position on McQueen's crew doing T/S. I also remember riding through the paddock on the back of his motorcycle. Great fun for a kid! I ended up actually racing in that event three times, but I'll never forget that race! Great article. I was a teenager at that time and was fortuate enought to land a position on McQueen’s crew doing T/S. I also remember riding through the paddock on the back of his motorcycle. Great fun for a kid! I ended up actually racing in that event three times, but I’ll never forget that race!

]]> By: 1970 Sebring 12 Hours: The view from a camera toting corner marshal — The Garagehttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4727 1970 Sebring 12 Hours: The view from a camera toting corner marshal — The Garage Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:32:12 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4727 [...] up the keyboard to bring his images of the 1970 Sebring 12 Hours to life for Sports Car Digest. Hit the link, you will be happy you [...] [...] up the keyboard to bring his images of the 1970 Sebring 12 Hours to life for Sports Car Digest. Hit the link, you will be happy you [...]

]]> By: gulf908http://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4695 gulf908 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:46:03 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4695 Lou, Kudos all around ... on the pix and on the writing. Someone before me was correct: you should keep it up, and this spot might be a good venue. Gulf Lou,
Kudos all around … on the pix and on the writing. Someone before me was correct: you should keep it up, and this spot might be a good venue.
Gulf

]]> By: Tijé-Artworkhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4568 Tijé-Artwork Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:27:18 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4568 Dear All, Great to see all these comments, and all these Experiences lived on the Track. Even if I did not see that with my own eyes, I still can imagine how it was. Please do not stop to tell us (jounger generation of vintage racing enthousiasts )these kind of stories... Thanks,Special Regards from Europe to Lou. Dear All,
Great to see all these comments, and all these Experiences lived on the Track. Even if I did not see that with my own eyes, I still can imagine how it was. Please do not stop to tell us (jounger generation of vintage racing enthousiasts )these kind of stories…
Thanks,Special Regards from Europe to Lou.

]]> By: Lou Galanoshttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4556 Lou Galanos Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:22:53 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4556 Does anyone remember the parallels in this 1970 race to the movie Le Mans that McQueen started filming that same summer? Parallels such as a leading driver whose car conks out during the race and wants to leave the track but is asked by the team manager to stay on for a bit. He then takes over one of the top three cars and helps his factory team to win the event. Did McQueen have this written into the script before the start of the movie or was art imitating life? Does anyone remember the parallels in this 1970 race to the movie Le Mans that McQueen started filming that same summer? Parallels such as a leading driver whose car conks out during the race and wants to leave the track but is asked by the team manager to stay on for a bit. He then takes over one of the top three cars and helps his factory team to win the event. Did McQueen have this written into the script before the start of the movie or was art imitating life?

]]> By: P4Replicahttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4517 P4Replica Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:12:23 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4517 Lou. Both this article and your Flickr gallery are just about to get a plug on FerrariChat. Best Regards, Paul. Lou.
Both this article and your Flickr gallery are just about to get a plug on FerrariChat.
Best Regards, Paul.

]]> By: John Bradleyhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4502 John Bradley Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:27:02 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4502 Great pictures. If any of you have any pix of a guy in a Gulf jacket and matching pants up above the pit, that guy (with hair then) would be me. To this day I believe that the 48 car won by almost a full lap and Mr Andretti passed the 48 to get on the same lap between timing & scoring and the finish line. I believe T&S (not being critical) was caught out early in the day when Mr Revson spun and stalled, missing a half-lab on the watch but a full lap according to the T&S flip-clock. After the Victory Lane celebration and ride to the hanger on the car, we returned to Mr McQueen's motor home (luxury in those days). We asked if he wanted to protest the results. He said (roughly) I had a blast. We finished second overall and won our class. No. What a gentleman. Thanks again for the pictures. John Bradley Great pictures. If any of you have any pix of a guy in a Gulf jacket and matching pants up above the pit, that guy (with hair then) would be me.
To this day I believe that the 48 car won by almost a full lap and Mr Andretti passed the 48 to get on the same lap between timing & scoring and the finish line. I believe T&S (not being critical) was caught out early in the day when Mr Revson spun and stalled, missing a half-lab on the watch but a full lap according to the T&S flip-clock.
After the Victory Lane celebration and ride to the hanger on the car, we returned to Mr McQueen’s motor home (luxury in those days). We asked if he wanted to protest the results. He said (roughly) I had a blast. We finished second overall and won our class. No. What a gentleman.
Thanks again for the pictures.
John Bradley

]]> By: Richard Lewishttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4500 Richard Lewis Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:21:50 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4500 Lou, Bill Coffey forwarded your article link to me, and I am very glad he did. Excellent article, well written, and for me, hugely nostalgic. I was a Junior engineering student at UF in 1970 and along with a Freshman cousin I was living with at the time, attended the 1970 Sebring race. It was a tremendous race, and without question my most memorable race experience. I have many slides I took that day, but never have transferred them to digital. If I were to do that, would you be interested in seeing a hand picked selection of them? They would be yours to do with as you wish. Again, I say kudos for an excellent article. Rich Lewis Lou,
Bill Coffey forwarded your article link to me, and I am very glad he did. Excellent article, well written, and for me, hugely nostalgic. I was a Junior engineering student at UF in 1970 and along with a Freshman cousin I was living with at the time, attended the 1970 Sebring race. It was a tremendous race, and without question my most memorable race experience. I have many slides I took that day, but never have transferred them to digital. If I were to do that, would you be interested in seeing a hand picked selection of them? They would be yours to do with as you wish. Again, I say kudos for an excellent article.
Rich Lewis

]]> By: Bill Coffeyhttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4484 Bill Coffey Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:31:12 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4484 Lou, Very well written; pictures and story are on the money. Thanks. Lou, Very well written; pictures and story are on the money.
Thanks.

]]> By: Gary Lazarus (London UK)http://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4475 Gary Lazarus (London UK) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:24:16 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4475 Louis,It must have been wonderful to have been there at that time. The people that you mention are legends and we may not see their like again. Your photos and words bring it all to life. Thank you. Louis,

It must have been wonderful to have been there at that time.
The people that you mention are legends and we may not see their like again. Your photos and words bring it all to life. Thank you.

]]> By: Greg Winghttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4462 Greg Wing Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:00:55 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4462 Louis...great story and photos! Louis…great story and photos!

]]> By: Greghttp://www.sportscardigest.com/1970-sebring-12-hours-a-race-to-remember/#comment-4461 Greg Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:58:56 +0000 http://www.sportscardigest.com/?p=3198#comment-4461 Louis...Great story and photos. Louis…Great story and photos.

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