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alangbaker
That is a great piece of the legend and thanks for sharing it, Alan. I have friends who were there, and still speak of that session in utter disbelief despite witnessing it.
I don’t have a link, but to the topic of driving “on another planet...”
Sometime in the earliest ‘80s, a doctor attached a heart monitor on several drivers. All of them had on-track heartbeats that aligned with the average sporting professional, about 150 beats per minute or more.
During practice at least, the little Canadian’s heart rate was 60 or 70.
There was an anomaly in the pits, though. I can’t quote the exact number, but Gilles’ numbers suddenly and briefly jumped to about double — when a stunning woman walked by.
Viva!
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F1 drivers
What a shame that the world lost him, can you imagine had he survived what kind of a record he might have had! His brother and son were pretty spectacular too with both having unbelievable car control. Steve Jennings mentioned to me that Gilles was always on the power at least 100 feet before anyone else in the FA days!
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I’ve no problem believing that last bit, Jerry!
Yes, we were robbed early. Then again, seven spectacular years make that almost sound silly.
I had my hopes on at least one other Canadian I was lucky to spend a day with, but Dammit, we lost him, too.
