{"id":497477,"date":"2018-04-01T01:49:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T01:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=56694"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:09:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:09:41","slug":"remembering-jim-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/remembering-jim-crawford\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Jim Crawford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his career in America during the 1980s. Following a devastating crash at Indianapolis, Jim made a fairytale comeback. He died aged just 54, but the good natured and courageous Scotsman is still fondly remembered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_596162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-596162\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/LS201804-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-596162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/LS201804-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Chris Mann\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/LS201804-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/LS201804-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/LS201804-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/LS201804-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-596162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Chris Mann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mike Peers (Team Manager and sponsor)<\/strong><\/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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