{"id":492348,"date":"2012-05-01T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=28354"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:37:41","slug":"mysterious-mcafee-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mysterious-mcafee-tapes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious McAfee Tapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a racecar driver, Jack McAfee needs no introduction. He was one of the greats of early sports car racing in America, with a career spanning from the late 1940s well into the 1960s, but Jack the man was a relatively shy and soft-spoken person. Known fondly as \u201cJack the Bear,\u201d he was as gentle off the track as he was tenacious on it. That\u2019s what makes this story so intriguing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The McAfee audio tapes were recorded in 1954 at the beginning of the very last Carrera Panamericana, the international road race that ran the length of Mexico for nearly 2,000 miles. Their discovery, however, didn\u2019t occur until the summer of 2000, 46 years later. This is the story behind both their discovery, and why a legacy of mystery lingers on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p: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=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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