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Old 10-03-2010, 08:11 PM
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Shelby was a manager. Well, OK, he was a pretty good driver, but later turned to direction of others of his vision. There have been a few visionaries that managed to pull off. I'd put him up with Kelly Johnson and Fred Brooks. More of our presidents should surround themselves with people like Shelby (and Johnson) did.
Talented people Shelby hired: Peter Brock - #1. Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, Phil Remington, Dan Gurney.
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