...a special one of your bros recently passed:
Obit here: http://racinedeaths.blogspot.com/2012/10/edward-l-russo.html
Another one here: http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1796288
Serving as a Marine throughout II, Korea, and 'nam is very, very, very impressive, but being an Indy roadster driver back in the day and living to talk about it...
...now, that's superbadazz.
RIP, Mr. Russo...
BTW: that photo is his official qualifying photo after he qualified for his 3rd - and last - Indianapolis 500...
...last because before the 1957 race was green-flagged, another driver crashed into Russo and sent him flying into the outside wall.
He ended-up with broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and an eye injury among other boo-boos...
...and as far as I understand, he never got back into a race car again.
Obit here: http://racinedeaths.blogspot.com/2012/10/edward-l-russo.html
Another one here: http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1796288
Serving as a Marine throughout II, Korea, and 'nam is very, very, very impressive, but being an Indy roadster driver back in the day and living to talk about it...
...now, that's superbadazz.
RIP, Mr. Russo...
BTW: that photo is his official qualifying photo after he qualified for his 3rd - and last - Indianapolis 500...
...last because before the 1957 race was green-flagged, another driver crashed into Russo and sent him flying into the outside wall.
He ended-up with broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and an eye injury among other boo-boos...
...and as far as I understand, he never got back into a race car again.
