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So, anyway ...... back to my usual cliched forum persona:
I said to the wife "I see that racing driver has died".
"which one?" she said.
"Nikki...um.."
"Lauda" she replied.
I shouted "I SEE THAT RACING DRIVER HAS DIED...."
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
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I knew there would be a punch line in this thread.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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He was way ahead of his time.
R.I.P champ.
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I did mean it all about Lauda's greatness as a driver and his personal courage though
If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
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Having metal tubes wedged down his throat to pump all the crap out of his lungs for hours a day while he was recovering from having half his face melted off and then being back in a car competing after a couple of weeks was something else.
Two great reads:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...lauda-obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...1-motor-racing
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The poisonous fumes he inhaled on that day ultimately killed him.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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