{"id":10569,"date":"2014-05-01T00:15:38","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T00:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=10569"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:08:48","slug":"racing-south-of-the-border-down-mexico-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-south-of-the-border-down-mexico-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing South of the Border, Down Mexico Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_715268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715268\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/LS201405-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-715268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/LS201405-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Bob\u2008Jackson\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/LS201405-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/LS201405-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/LS201405-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/LS201405-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-715268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Bob\u2008Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1962, I was Jim Hall\u2019s mechanic. There are many stories I could tell about the five years I worked for him; this is one of the more interesting ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jim decided we would go to the inaugural Mexican GP, scheduled for November 4, 1962. This was a non-points event held about a month after the USGP at Watkins Glen, which counted toward the 1962 World Championship. That year was the second season of the 1.5-liter engine formula, and most of the teams used V8 engines from Coventry Climax or BRM. 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