Programme descriptions

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This is an extract from a 1970 F2 meeting programme, After each drivers name there was a description of each driver...

Perhaps it should be applied to modern programmes


Alcoa Trophy Meeting. Crystal Palace 25th May 1970 Official Programme 2s 6d. -The following extracts that paint a great picture of that years meet.

Jackie Stewart 'World Champion in 1969 and winner of countless F2 Races. Stewart drives a Brabham entered by Guilford motor dealer John Coombs'
Graham Hill 'Probably Britain's greatest ever ambassador for motor racing having his first F2 race for the year in a new Lotus 69 entered by himself'
Derek Bell 'Unquestionably the F2 sensation of this season'
Robin Widdows 'All round sportsman and one of F2's toughest customers'
Peter Westbury 'Familiar bearded driver, as skilled behind the wheel as on the design board'
John Miles 'London driver and son of Sir Bernard Miles the well-known character actor'
Peter Gaydon 'A successful F3 graduate'
Alister Walker 'Wealthy private owner of his own 2 car F2 Team'
Malcom Guthrie 'Voluble son of Sir Giles Guthrie'
Alan Rollinson 'Highly experienced driver who has driven practically every kind of race car in the last 6 years'
Graham Birrell 'Leading Scottish driver and elder of 2 racing brothers'
David Cole 'Well established F3 driver, 1st F2 race today'
Rob Lamplough 'Quick witted comic of the F2 circus'
Paul Craven 'New to F2 from a quiet season in F3'
Henri Pescaolo 'Top French ace & drives Matra in F1'
Jean-Pierre Beltoise 'Doyen of French motor racing'
Francois Mazet 'One of France's top F3 drivers in 1969'
Francois Cevert 'Yet another one of the rapidly growing group of up-and-coming young French drivers'
Jean-Pierre Jabouille 'Drives 1 of the 4 car Pygmee Team'
Patrick Depailler 'Small quiet spoken French driver'
Patrick Dal Bo 'Son of the constructor of Pygmees, Marius Dal Bo'
Andrea de Adamich 'Studious-looking sports car driver'
Vittorio Brambilla 'Younger brother of Tino & again a Monza specialist'
Tino Brambilla 'Wiry little Italian who switched from motor cycles a few years back'
Ronnie Peterson 'Spent all of 1969 winning F3 races with a Tecno'
Reine Wisell 'One of the top trio of F3 boys'
John Watson 'probably one of the best drivers to have come out of the Emerald Isle'
Brian Cullen 'Comes from Limerick'
Carlos Reutemann 'One of 2 young Argentinians to have arrived in Europe this year'
Benedicto Caldarella '2nd Argentinian with a wealth of experience'
Jochen Rindt 'Recent Winner of the sensational Monaco GP'
Tim Schenken 'Unquestionably one of the top finds in motor racing'
Tetsu Ikuzawea 'Only Japanese driver ever to have raced professionally in Europe'
Emerson Fittipaldi 'Drove Formula Ford and F3 last year winning the Lombank F3 Championship'
Clay Regazzoni 'Fierce little Italian speaking Swiss driver'
Howden Ganley 'Late season sensation in 1969'
Warner Lindermann 'German driver who races the ex Kurt Ahrens Brabham, known as "Noddy"'
Adam Potocki 'French national of Polish birth... and always a controversial figure due to his hard driving tactics'