{"id":489676,"date":"2007-08-01T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2007-08-01T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=62080"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:45:36","slug":"1960-watson-roadster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1960-watson-roadster\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Racecar? 1960 Watson Roadster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never had a car that was quite suitable. Finally, in 1959, I got a chance to drive for Bob Wilke and A. J. Watson, who was Wilke\u2019s chief mechanic. I have to say that the difference in automobiles was so absolutely unbelievable. I could go out there and run left-handed faster than I ever ran before! So it was just great, and of course almost every day, during the 1959 practice, I would go out and run, and come back with the quick time for the day.<\/p>\n

Finally, one day, Watson said to me, \u201cRoger, how fast could you drive this car if you really had to?\u201d I said, \u201cYou know, Watson, I don\u2019t honestly know, but I guess we\u2019ll probably find out on race day.\u201d Of course on race day, I won the race rather handily. I just couldn\u2019t believe it. It was such an unbelievable experience to win that race. In fact, the pace car I won that year was a Buick and I didn\u2019t even put it in the garage. I parked it out front. So, at night, I would get up and look at it and say, \u201cOh yeah, there it is. I must have won!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n