{"id":9864,"date":"2015-06-01T00:15:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T00:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=9864"},"modified":"2024-12-26T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:21:16","slug":"the-giant-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-giant-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giant Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LS201506-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-713416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LS201506-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LS201506-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LS201506-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LS201506-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LS201506-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>The year was 1965 and I was going to drive a \u201964 Porsche 904 owned by Porsche Car Pacific, the Northern California Porsche distributor, in a race at Candlestick Park, one that I looked forward to every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My friend and crew chief Homer Worth was \u201cthe man.\u201d He always adjusted the suspension and air pressure for maximum handling, and always had the car in top shape.<\/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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