{"id":22004,"date":"2012-03-07T14:07:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T14:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=22004"},"modified":"2020-05-20T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T14:52:14","slug":"walter-kronkite-on-motor-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/walter-kronkite-on-motor-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Kronkite on Motor Racing&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/moss-1954-monaco-gp-signed.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25782\" title=\"moss-1954-monaco-gp-signed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/moss-1954-monaco-gp-signed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1157\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/03\/moss-1954-monaco-gp-signed.jpeg 1157w, 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anchorman Walter Kronkite taking viewers through a typically hokum, typically mock-portentous commentary on what exactly motivates racing drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Our favourite moments are the openers, where the venerable newsman (once known as &#8216;the most trusted man in America) barely conceals his boyish glee as he picks a line through a country lane in a white Austin Healey.<\/p>\n<p>Fascinating outsiders&#8217; eye view too, of our Sterling winning the Monaco GP in (we think) 1956.<\/p>\n<p>Correct us if we&#8217;re wrong!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bySosXZHnfI\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>intriguing footage of an enthusiast and a 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