Eric's Melbourne F1 GP

Eric's engine wows continued to follow him to the Melbourne F1 GP.  His demo laps would be 20 minutes Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  On Friday he either broke another head bolt or lost the head gasket.  He still had 2 demonstration runs left, Saturday & Sunday.  The problem was terminal.  He sat out Saturday's run, but was enlisted on Sunday to drive the "Maybach special" the very car that won the Australian GP in 1952.  Quite an honor to have driven such an important car in Australian history.

I think his plane is suppose to land in Seattle on Wednesday. But I'm sure it will be a couple of more days before his feet actually touch the ground.


Photo of the "Maybach special", but that's not Eric driving.