LOL.....Yeah, I've never heard that Chapman was much amused at anything. When Lotus came across the pond initially, it was an intersestingpairing with the proper Chapman and the glad handing, ebullient Andy Granatelli.

Granatelli had the greatest of admiration for Jimmy Clark and believed him to be one of the greatest ever. Clark was about to run a qualification for The Indy 500 and Granatelli had always had a final word with his drivers while they sat in the car. He would tighten their belts a bit as he talked.   When he started to reach for Clark's lap belt, Jimmy grabbed his hand and stared at Granatelli. When Andy looked down he realized that Clark's lap belt was broken and if the stewards saw this they would stop his 4 qualification laps.   Clark headed out and after 4 laps his STP Lotus was on the pole.   Considerring the speeds and G-forces at Indy, this was a brave and difficult thing to do and Granatelli never forgot it.


Spaw