{"id":490667,"date":"2009-05-01T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2009-05-02T01:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=47631"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:06:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:06:24","slug":"john-sprinzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/john-sprinzel\/","title":{"rendered":"John Sprinzel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Our South Pacific Editor, Patrick Quinn, recently caught up with ex-British Motor Corporation works driver John Sprinzel in Sydney, while John was on a brief visit to Australia.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_766689-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-766689-2\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/INT200905-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-766689 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/INT200905-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/INT200905-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/INT200905-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/INT200905-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/INT200905-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-766689-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Sprinzel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>What brings you to Australia, John?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content > :last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"cs-paywall\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__card\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__top\"><span class=\"cs-paywall__label\">Members only<\/span><span class=\"cs-paywall__price\">$29 <em>\/ year<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cs-paywall__title\">Keep going. <span>This is where it gets good.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"cs-paywall__lead\">Supercars.net Membership is for people who&#x27;d rather know the spec sheet by heart than skim ten headlines. 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