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Man? Or Machine?

Pete Lyons
Denny Hulme (#5) and Bruce McLaren (#4), aka "The Bruce and Denny Show," in their McLaren M6-Chevrolets, lead the opening lap of the 1967 Can-Am at Stardust Raceway outside Las Vegas. Third is Jim Hall (#66, Chaparral 2G). Others include Peter Revson, Dan Gurney, Mark Donohue, Chris Amon and ultimate race winner John Surtees. Photo: Pete Lyons / www.petelyons.com

You know how someone’s opposing opinion, one that seems inconsequential enough to let slide at the time, can keep gnawing on you ’til finally you just gotta explode?

That’s what I’ve been nursing ever since a NASCAR telecast last year, when I heard announcer Darrell Waltrip say something like, “C’mon, guys! What the car is don’t matter. This is a people sport!”

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