michaelwyres.com » Formula One http://michaelwyres.com musings of a geek Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:20:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Man In The Terry Toweling Hat http://michaelwyres.com/2009/08/the-man-in-the-terry-toweling-hat/ http://michaelwyres.com/2009/08/the-man-in-the-terry-toweling-hat/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:37:54 +0000 Michael Wyres http://michaelwyres.com/?p=315 Australian motor sports legend, Frank Gardner, died yesterday on the Gold Coast, aged 78. Frank was as famous for his terry-toweling hat, as he was for his celebrated open-wheel and touring car racing career in Europe, including eight Formula One races.

He is particularly remembered in Australia for managing the factory-supported JPS Team BMW’s in the 1980′s, including championships for Jim Richards, managing Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera to a Bathurst win in 1988, and taking Longhurst and Paul Morris to Super Touring titles in the 1990′s.

A long time advocate and promoter of road safety, Frank will definitely be missed by many.

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They run the risk of “special words” getting to air. In this instance, an ecstatic Mark Webber celebrates with his team over the radio after his maiden Formula One win last night in Germany.

Giggle factor aside, it’s awesome to see an Aussie once again win an F1 Grand Prix – a break of almost 28 years since this was last achieved by Alan Jones in Las Vegas in 1981.

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