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1982 Long Beach F1 Alfa Romeo leading the first lap.
Andrea deCesaris driving, from Pole Position, in the 182 Alfa full ground effects car, led the race until Niki Lauda (McLaren #8 in the background) passed him on lap 15. deCesaris crashed the car on lap 30 right in front of me. Game over Alfa. Was really a shame as deCesaris could have easily finished second.
Queen Mary in the background.
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Andrea deCesaris driving, from Pole Position, in the 182 Alfa full ground effects car, led the race until Niki Lauda (McLaren #8 in the background) passed him on lap 15. deCesaris crashed the car on lap 30 right in front of me. Game over Alfa. Was really a shame as deCesaris could have easily finished second.
Queen Mary in the background.
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Ah,  Long Beach, as in Detroit, Las Vegas and The Glen.
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Poor Andrea, they didn't call him deCrasharis for nothing...
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Boy, I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in the stands the day before when Andrea took pole- we couldn't believe it!
Know why they gave Andrea the number 8 car at McLaren? Because the number reads the same way upside down- which Andrea's cars usually ended up!
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Know why they gave Andrea the number 8 car at McLaren? Because the number reads the same way upside down- which Andrea's cars usually ended up!
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Boy, I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in the stands the day before when Andrea took pole- we couldn't believe it!
Know why they gave Andrea the number 8 car at McLaren? Because the number reads the same way upside down- which Andrea's cars usually ended up!
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I miss the Long Beach F1 race (went to everyone of them). I scanned this photo from the 1983 program. I believe that was the last year for F1 there. Wasn't nearly as good when they brought in the Champ cars. The engine scream when the F1 cars went down Long Beach blvd. was unbelievable. The sound bounced off all the high rise building and went all over the downtown area.
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Andrea deCesaris was #22 and Bruno Giacomelli was #23 for Alfa Romeo. Nikki Lauda was #8 in the McLaren. At least this season. But giving Andrea the #8 would make sense because it reads the same either way...
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deCesaris was crying for joy as he climbed out of the car after winning the pole. Very emotional moment! I was at all the LBGP F1 races, in "whites" till the last one... shot the last one for LaBatts Beer featuring GV & Ferrari... alas they pulled the commercial before it was edited due to Villeneuve's untimely death.
I would sure like to get my hands on the 6,000 feet of 35mm we shot that weekend!
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deCesaris was crying for joy as he climbed out of the car after winning the pole. Very emotional moment! I was at all the LBGP F1 races, in "whites" till the last one... shot the last one for LaBatts Beer featuring GV & Ferrari... alas they pulled the commercial before it was edited due to Villeneuve's untimely death.
I would sure like to get my hands on the 6,000 feet of 35mm we shot that weekend!
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... I mostly remember Dan's wife ;-)
I was in the communications/observer group...
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... I mostly remember Dan's wife ;-)
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And now Indianappolis.
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