Vic Elford

There are unique differences between drivers of my era and modern race drivers. For instance, if my generation of drivers wanted to earn money, we had to drive many different types of cars. The drivers today typically pilot only one type of car, and I would say modern cars are easier and safer to drive than the cars of my time.

The big difference is back then we had to really drive the cars. Safety wasn’t a concern as it is now. If we made a real mess of things, we were likely to die. Today that is virtually impossible.

I’ve talked about this with a lot of