Talk:1978 United States Grand Prix

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Andretti's Pre-race crash[edit]

The article says "On the last lap of the morning warm-up, the rear stub axle on Mario's Lotus broke in the left-hander entering The Anvil (nicknamed "Ickx's Corner" after a spectacular crash the Belgian had there in 1976)."

It turns out that I was at both the 1976 and 1978 USGPs at Watkins Glen 'and' I witnessed both Ickx's 1976 accident, and the end of Andretti's in 1979.

Ickx did in fact crash in and after turn 6, a left-hand corner coming down the hill into the 'boot' section.

Andretti however, ended up crashing into the guardrail in the section between turn 5 (the "outer loop" a right hander after the back straight) and ended up much closer to turn 5 than turn 6. I was standing in that section closer to turn 6 and looking up the hill, and took a series of photos showing the crash.

I'm assuming that this section is quoting the Rob Walker R&T article given as the only reference, so my experience probably is only 'personal research' and out of bounds with Wikipedia policy for the main article, but I just want to go on record that the main article ain't right in this detail.

Rick (talk) 18:57, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Renamed as: 1978 United States Grand Prix East[edit]

I think the 1978 United States Grand Prix should be as redirect to have a new article called the 1978 United States Grand Prix East, it will have the same stuff as it is.Rowde (talk) 17:21, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See centralised discussion. DH85868993 (talk) 02:01, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No. This was thoroughly researched and consensus for the current situation was established. Here is the relevant discussion. T v x1 13:15, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]