SÃO PAULO (só mudam as moscas) – Ricardo Divila foi quem mandou esse interessante “causo” automobilístico. Leiam abaixo, traduzo em seguida para os mais preguiçosos.
Charles Jarrott raced on as a works driver for Panhard et Levassor, De Dietrich and Wolseley until deciding to retire in 1906, at the age of 29. Shortly after, he published a book, “Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing”. This is the ultimate book of motoring chapishness and, despite it being out of print since 1956, every chap should make the effort acquire a copy. Regarding his reasons for retiring, he wrote this: “The curse of commercialism is the ruin of every sport, and the degeneracy of motor-racing is due to the financial issue now involved in each race – the immense value of victory and the commercial disaster of defeat. I can see in the future, and before the racing of motor-cars dies the death which is yearly predicted for it, the sporting element obliterated altogether by the all devouring monster of commercialism – the curse of the twentieth century”.
Remember, this was written in 1906!
Charles Jarrott era um piloto que resolveu abandonar tudo aos 29 anos em 1906. Escreveu um livro sobre seus dez anos de corridas. Prevendo, para o automobilismo, um futuro tenebroso. Tudo porque as corridas estavam sendo contamidadas pelo vírus do capitalismo selvagem, em resumo.
O cara escreveu isso há mais de 100 anos. Incrível.
