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Photo ID # I01.29.12_005_GIL_FLM_0070_1
Car #: #5
Driver (s) : Tom Gilman
Location: Flemington, NJ
Date: 1970's
Photographer: Ace Lane Jr.
Photo provided by: Ace Lane Jr.
Comments: Tom drove the 333 early in his career and his own #5.  Can't remember right now, but I know that Tom also drove for a few car owners along the way too.
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01.30.12 Mike Stevens Don't forget the guy in the security outfit in the background. That's Emil Garay, the guy who had a major hand in how the clay would be each week. He and a handful of others worked the surface every week after working the day job.
02.1112 Terry Fick The thing I find interesting in this picture is the angle of the LF shock. The RF looks to be almost straight up and down (vertical) but the LF is about a 45 degree angle. This really reduces the effectiveness of the shock, at the same time revealing just how far we have come in the handling department. In those days the theory was mount the shock bottom as close to the steering axis as possible, the top not being all that important, just clear everything. Some also thought angling helped side bite. Now we know vertical is best in all four corners, just look at modern chassis design. Evolution in design is what made possible "backing" a car into the corners, something rarely seen in the 50s and 60s.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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