Just got word that Bobby Unser passed away last night. Apparently his daughter posted the news on Facebook.
One of the top personalities of American motorsport, if not in the top 10 greatest US drivers list.
RIP Bobby Unser
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RIP Bobby Unser
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Certainly quite a character. A sad loss.
RIP Bobby Unser
Indycar tribute here:
https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/05/05 ... unser-obit
RIP Bobby Unser
Indycar tribute here:
https://www.indycar.com/news/2021/05/05 ... unser-obit
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Yea, I am working up a top-ten list. May post it up at some point. Bobby Unser is on it.
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RIP Uncle Bobby.
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As an aside, I feel sorry for Robin. He's got his own big health problems, and he's seeing all these folks he's known for so long passing away the last couple of years. Can't be easy to write these.
As an aside, I feel sorry for Robin. He's got his own big health problems, and he's seeing all these folks he's known for so long passing away the last couple of years. Can't be easy to write these.
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Really nicely written piece Monte, thanks for sharing.
This is the IMS YouTube tribute:
This is the IMS YouTube tribute:
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Did not know Bobby and Mario made their F1 debuts in the same race. Like Mr Bishop points out, the BRM was hardly a vehicle to showcase one's talents, and even the late, great Pedro Rodriguez only managed to qualify the other BRM 11th in this race. A shame that this was Bobby's first and last F1 start. I feel he could've been quite good, if not excellent. He had raw talent on or above par with Mario and mechanical know-how as good as the likes of Dan Gurney. But it was a different time. When the lure of F1 wasn't that strong and seemed like more top drivers from F1 actually came over to the states than the other way around, lured by the prize money offered at the Indy 500, Can-Am, etc.
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Rest in Pace Bobby
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