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Originally Posted by brgm100
Thanks for the pics of imho the best era in motorsports. Keep 'em coming.
Jeff
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Yes, it was a great period with much less professionalism than today. The day we got there we had no press card or a similar document. So we walked up to the postern of the paddock area where the guards were maybe some farmers from around the Nürburgring. A 10 Deutschmark bill was better than a press card and in we walked, having a nice and undisturbed chat with the World Champion and some other drivers.
The dark side however: it was extremely dangerous for the drivers and sometimes even for the spectators. Just remember how many formula 1 pilots lost their life in the sixties and early seventies.