In Honor of a Warrior

Partway through an evening of kind words, warm recollections and congratulations, the moderator came on the mic and said: “George, we’ve had several speakers here; I’m surprised the term ‘anger management’ hasn’t been used yet!”

Poor George Follmer could only join the laughter filling the Petersen Museum’s banquet hall. This racer’s long, honor-rich record is replete with powerful drives and hard-fought victories, but even he must agree that—in those days—his mastery of a racecar outmatched that of his temper.