Seen at Spa by Mattijs Diepraam
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“When I stepped into the Blakeney awning to have a chat with mechanic Ben Pain – you know, the guy who looks like Obi Wan Kenobi – since I spotted that the Nash’s headlights were both turned inwards. “That’s a useful headlight set-up!”, I quipped, but Ben said, “No no, that’s all on purpose! We’re fighting that GN with the aero engine on the straights, and PBE said that we need every little bit of aerodynamic performance to stay ahead of it…” And then he won by three tenths. That’s attention to detail, even in pre-war!”
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