I READ WITH INTEREST YOUR RECOGNITION OF THE RECENT PASSING OF TONY BROOKS [Matters of Moment, July]. As an eight-year-old, I travelled to Watkins Glen with my father to experience the 1961 US Grand Prix. Dad, an avid motor sport enthusiast, immigrated to Canada from England in 1949 and had maintained a friendship with BRM mechanic Dennis Perkins. Arriving at the Glen, we met Dennis and the rest of the team in the paddock. No doubt, I was thrilled when he asked if I would like to sit in Tony’s BRM P57. As the years pass, I am reminded once again of F1’s gentler times.
BILL WILCOX, COBOURG, ONTARIO, CANADA
I AM SOMEWHAT PUZZLED, IF ENTERTAINED, by Doug Nye’s comments in August [The Archives] re historic racing. I agree that…