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    McQueen: The Man and Le Mans

    I've just finished watching the Blu-Ray disc of the new documentary, McQueen: The Man and Le Mans. When Mark Morrissey talks about that moment of "inspiration," I have to admit that McQueen's Le Mans made a formative impression on me as a youngster, one that still resonates nearly 45 years later. The first week of its release in the summer of 1971 I sat through it three times. I've been to the 24 hours of Le Mans; the pull is still strong enough that even today I own a proper factory-built racing Porsche.

    This new documentary is just phenomenal. The production values are state of the art, and there is scene after scene of "lost" footage along with beautifully staged interviews with many of the surviving principals. We hear from David Piper and Derek Bell; Siegfried Rauch and Louise Edlund; Chad McQueen and Neile Adams; Hal Hamilton and the late Jonathan Williams; Michael Keyser and Alan Trustman; there's even a non-speaking cameo appearance by Rolly Resos.

    There are also tape recordings of McQueen made in Mexico just a few days before he died. At the clinic where he finally succumbed to mesothelioma, he had a copy of Le Mans brought to show to the other patients. He tells the interviewer: "My big thing is daydreaming. You know like when you daydream, you go to sleep. In my life my daydreams came true. It's just that I've run out of gas..."

    It's a beautiful film. See it.

    -- David
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    I agree, good movie, and it fills in a lot of the blanks surrounding the movie and the man........
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    Porsche north Houston are hosting this at a new cinema here in Houston tonight - looking forward
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    Chad McQueen was also present at the Porsche North Houston event - really enjoyable film especially seeing David Piper's reaction on reading a letter for the first time since the filming of Le Mans where he had his terrible accident. What a wonderful gent. Well worth the time to see a great docufilm
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    Just spent the evening perched a small table in St James central London with David Piper and his equally impressive wife Liz, who worked in top end motorsport in era where that was not usual for ladies. Chatting about all sorts of things for an hour or two. Liz impressed about work with other other motorsport wives about their good works they did as … fascinating. David grey recall about the taming initially dangerous characteristics of 917. Also Peter Stevens who designed some world class cars joined the table. He’d worked for Lotus and Williams on both cases a year or so before I became involved with each so lots to chat about. Such charming, interesting and very impressive people. Very special night.

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    One of my all time heroes...
    Oh to be you Steve....Remember it all !!!!...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Miller View Post
    ...Remember it all !!!!...
    Cheers, cm
    I hope my memory is as good and David land Liz if I make it to their age. Tonight David gave me one of the best replies I’ve heard in a long time. I enquired after his 917. He said “oh, it’s tucked away in the garage”. Not many people get to say that line.

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    As posted before...

    My favorite Piper pics I took at Rennsport 3 ....

    I wish I would have talked to them at the time, but they were pretty busy gassing up that same 917 they now have tucked away...
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