Gurney and AJ Foyt ran that GT 40 to a 32 mile lead at al Le Mans. 212 MPH down the Mulsanne Straight. He was one of the very best.
With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had
For many a rose-lipped maiden
And many a lightfoot lad
By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot boys are laid
The rose-lipped girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade
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