Motorcyclist Magazine -
April 2003: "Gurney's Gator" The latest Alligator
Road Test article written by Dexter Ford, photography by
Kevin Wing and ridden by Thad Wolff.
Bike Magazine -
February 2003: The largest motorcycle magazine in the UK
sent over their Senior Editor - Hugo Wilson, to evaluate the
Alligator. Story written (and ridden by) Hugo Wilson,
photography by Kevin Wing.
MOTOR TREND Magazine -
February 2003 issue:
Story about the Gurney Alligator and Dan's five MOTOR TREND
500 NASCAR wins in Riverside in the 1960's. Story by
Jamie Elvidge and Matt Stone with personal memories of the
Summer of '67 by David E. Davis. Photos by James Brown.
MOTORSPORT Magazine -
January 2003 edition, England:
13 page special survey of the greatest 'ALL ROUNDERS' (most
versatile drivers) in motor sports history, with an overview
of their careers. Dan was voted No. 6 on the list.
AUTOSPORT Magazine -
January 2nd, 2003 edition:
Story on the 'TOP FIFTY' greatest cars in motor sports.
In 8th place: 1972 EAGLE-Offenhauser, a stunning car with a
stunning record. Driven by Jerry Grant and Bobby Unser,
All-American Racers 1972 Eagle was the first car to lap a super speedway
at more than 200mph. Unser was an the pole for eight of 10
USAC races in ''72 - and in taking pole at Indianapolis, he
broke the track record by no less than 17mph! Eagles
went on to pretty much dominate Champ Car racing for the
next half decade, with Dan Gurney's AAR concern providing up
to two-thirds of the field at Indianapolis. Unser went on to
win both the 1974 USAC crown and the '75 Indy 500 in
derivative of the '72 Eagle.
Who said you can't go home again? Road and Track magazine,
November issue, features terrific major story / photos by John Lamm
about Dan going back to Spa Belgium with the F1 Eagle Gurney-Weslake on
the 35th anniversary of his historic victory.
From 4 wheels to 2 wheels: Major feature / road test on the Gurney
Alligator in
Cycle World magazine's November issue. Great story by Steve
Anderson, Don Canet, Mark Hoyer and David Edwards with photos by Brian
Blades and Jay McNally.
RACER Magazine, November issue: "Too good to be true"
is the title of a story on the inaugural REX MAYS 300 (Indy-car race) in
Riverside, California 1967 by David Philipps. It describes a
"battle among giants" won by Dan and representing the first of
his seven Indy car victories.
F1 RACING Magazine, the worlds best
selling Formula 1 magazine from Great
Britain, May 2001 edition. An 8 page photo story on AAR Eagle V12 Formula
1 Car
and effort in the Sixties, by John Leach. The article titled "ALL
AMERICAN RACER"
tells what it was like to build an American Grand Prix car. Dan remains
the only
U.S. citizen to win a Grand Prix in a car of his own construction.
AUTO, MOTOR UND SPORT, Germany's #1 automobile magazine in its
April 4, 2001 edition feature a tribute on the occasion of Dan's 70th
birthday called
"AMERICAN HERO", from shooting star to legend; with photos of
Dan's career as a
driver and racecar manufacturer.
RACER MAGAZINE, June 2001 edition; question and answer column
"TURBULENCE" by Eric Johnson. Topic Dan Gurney.
CLASSIC and SPORTS CAR Magazine, Great Britain, March 2001 edition:
"Class of 59" by Nigel Roebuck. Dan tells the story of his first
Formula1
season with Ferrari.
MOTORSPORT Magazine, England, September 2000 edition.
Story about the Gurney Flap by Keith Howard.
INDIANAPOLIS STAR Newspaper, September 22nd,
Special Section United States Grand Prix:
full page story with photographs by Robin Miller,
"THANK YOU DAN AND MARIO FOR AMERICA'S F1 MEMORIES".
PERFORMANCE RACING NEWS Magazine, September edition;
"SOAR like an Eagle" by Jim Johnston.
AUTOWEEK, JULY 24, 2000 edition "THE BIG RED ONE",
the story of the Le Mans winning Ford GT.
VINTAGE OVAL RACING Magazine, August 2000 edition,
"Gurney for President", an interview with Dan by John R. Wright.
CHAMPIONSHIP Magazine, August 2000 edition "IN THE GENES",
story on the AAR Atlantic Team with Alex Gurney as driver
and Justin Gurney as team manager
ROD and CUSTOM Magazine, November 2000 edition,
The "Dan Gurney Story: ALL AMERICAN RODDER" by Dick Martin
with emphasis on the early years of Dan's career.
"Dan Gurney - An American Hero" by Michael T. Lynch in the
program of the
Wine Country Classic Sears Point. Includes Dan's complete driving
record.
ROAD and TRACK Magazine, May Issue:
"Dan Gurney Renaissance Man" by Joe Rusz.
LOS ANGELES TIMES Newspaper, April 26th, 2000:
Story about Dan/Shav Glick Award "An appropriate Toast",
by Jerry Crowe.
Feature Story in the German magazine "AUTO, MOTOR UND SPORT"
(March edition Formel1 Extra - 50 years of Formula1) on Dan Gurney's
experiences in the 1962 German Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring, where he
was the pole sitter in a Porsche F1 car by Michael Schmidt.
AUTOSPRINT(Italy) No 1: “Le aquile di Gurney si ritirano dalla CART”
by Marco Ragazzoni AUTOSPORT(Italy) No 2: “L’aquila rimane nel Nido” by Marco Ragazzoni
MOTORSPORT (England) March edition: “Original Sinner” (Dan Gurney on
“the worst car I ever drove, Jaguar E in Le Mans 1960”) by Adam Cooper
RACER Magazine (USA) March edition “The Eagle is grounded” by David
Philipps
CHAMPIONSHIP Magazine (February edition) “Gurney out for 2000” by Ned
Wicker
ROMBO Magazine, (Italy) February edition, “Il Gigante Buono” by Lino
Manocchia
MOTORSPORT,(England) February edition, Cover story comparison between the
Lotus 49 and the Eagle Grand Prix car “Beauty and the Beast" by
Andrew Frankel.
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