{"id":461048,"date":"2007-02-01T06:30:58","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=67266"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:28:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:28:13","slug":"confronting-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/confronting-demons\/","title":{"rendered":"Confronting Demons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I didn\u2019t see the accident happen, and it was many laps later when my photo trek around South Africa\u2019s Kyalami circuit brought me to the blackened wreckage. Thanks to the public address speakers, I knew Clay Regazzoni was alive. Still, his burned-out BRM was a grisly sight and I thought it should be documented. 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