{"id":491526,"date":"2010-10-01T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=39216"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:07:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:07:35","slug":"driving-lotus-725-first-john-player-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-lotus-725-first-john-player-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Lotus 72\/5, the first John Player Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is always amazing when I get a chance to drive some of the cars I raced many years ago. This year at the Goodwood Festival I was back in the John Player Special Lotus 72 that I drove many times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everytime I get in that car I go back to the time with Colin Chapman and the Lotus team. My memory goes back to all those Grand Prix races and all the championships we did together. 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