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Comments on: Bob Wollek – En marge de la gloire http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319 The Right Stuff, The Wrong Way Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:23:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: John Brooks http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-534378 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:02:42 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-534378 In reply to Jay.

Jay

apologies for the delayed reply, I have neglected my site over the past few months.

“I will never lift” was displayed on the two Panoz LMP07 entries #50 and #51 during the race.

Other cars and teams also paid tribute to Bob in a similar fashion.

]]> By: Jay http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-533737 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:40:41 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-533737 I have always been fascinated with the story of Bob Wollek, despite him being a person who passed away even before I was born. Thank you for the great piece.

But I have one question; do you happen to remember the car with the “I will never lift” quotes attached on the rear along with the event it was from? I would assume it would be a tribute to him after his unfortunate passing, but I was never able to find information regarding that on the internet. I am looking forward to hopefully hearing from you.

-Jay-

]]> By: Chris http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-519970 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:38:28 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-519970 Lovely article, thanks.

]]> By: John Brooks http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-386651 Wed, 20 May 2015 13:18:07 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-386651 In reply to Greg998.

Greg

that is soooooo cool.

Thanks for taking the time to read the piece.

jb

]]> By: Greg998 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-386424 Tue, 19 May 2015 23:50:48 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-386424 I and my father were at the 1996 Le mans 24 test session, i was 16. We were in the paddock, front of the wide opened Porsche Factory truck. I was admiring all the special parts and stuff belonging to the all new Porsche GT1, the one in “war paint” like a tank. Then, i heard “C’est beau hein? Tu peux monter dedans 5 minutes. La seule chose que je te demande, c’est de ne pas prendre de photos” (Awesome, isnt’it? Boy, You can climb in 5 minutes. The only thing i’d ask you is to NOT take pics). Before i could have replied anything, i heard my Father say: “Thank you very much, mister Bob Wolleck”.
Will never forget this day, nor Bob Wolleck, nor my father.

]]> By: Going Round and Round – Part Two | DoubleDeClutch.com http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-291861 Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:18:56 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-291861 […] the following March while out cycling near Sebring. I have written about the mercurial Frenchman HERE HERE and […]

]]> By: David Soares http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-75332 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:45:33 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-75332 Thank you, JB for taking the time and effort to present this touching remembrance of one of the greatest endurance racers of our time.

Thank you, Marty Kauffman for sharing your very personal experience of the man’s last hours.

]]> By: martin kaufman http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-75132 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-75132 John….I have always considered Bob to be the best endurance driver that ever walked the planet. The opportunity to tell him that occurred at Sebring on the day before he was killed. At a prior event, Bob was a little careless and pushed someone off the track…it was one of those ‘racin’ deals’ and was not a major event when it happened but it was really an act of carelessness. My thought was to just let him know that regardless of how trivial an action was, it wasn’t really necessary as he most assuredly had the talent and equipment to overtake almost at will. We had a very personal and meaningful discussion and he left my office in the transporter very upbeat; me too, as I felt there had been a mutual understanding of what I, as the Race Director, expected of him as a professional race car driver and what he should expect of those drivers not of his expertise. I saw Hans Stuck at dinner that night at the Santa Rosa Hotel and told me of Bob’s accident. Stuck was totally devastated as was I.

]]> By: Lee Self http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-75125 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:09:05 +0000 http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=6319#comment-75125 “I will never lift”
– B.W.

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