Dan Gurney passes at 86

[Spurshot]

R.I.P. Dan Gurney. 

[Grumpy Bear]

Seems few know who he was. That's sad. Dan was an innovator not just a determined driver. When young (50/60's) we listened to the Indy 500 on the radio. Dan, his teams, his cars were always it the thick of it.

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gurney

 

https://www.adandp.media/articles/dan-gurney-creates-a-new-engine

 

https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/want-some-different-heads-on-your-small-block-ford-these-gurney-eagle-pieces-will-do-the-trick/

[CadillacLuke24]

So THAT's where the bubble on the GT40 originated. 

 

That's unfortunate. Seems like he was a major asset to motorsports.

[Grumpy Bear]

On ‎1‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 5:44 AM, CadillacLuke24 said:

So THAT's where the bubble on the GT40 originated. 

 

That's unfortunate. Seems like he was a major asset to motorsports.

His latest designs are but two years old. He never quit. 

[Spurshot]

Gurney coined the champagne shake and spray when he and AJ Foyt were on the podium in  1966 at LeMans.  Everyone else in motor sports that does this is looking at Gurney’s tail lights, much like his contemporaries.