[968Syncro]

Phil Hill, 81; first U.S.-born driver to win Formula One title



http://www.latimes.com/la-me-hill29-2008au...0,2922168.story



http://www.philhill.com/



Roland

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[rob76turbo]

We will all miss Phil. He has been an inspiration for me my whole life. What an incredible driver, gentleman, and ambassador to the sport of auto racing. He will be missed....

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[Chris Vais]

I too will miss him. I have had the pleasure of chatting with him at the Monterey Historics about cars that he once raced and that were subsequently on display in Monterey. He came up to Monterey for the Historics two weeks ago, but never made it to the venue, instead he entered the hospital, sadly for the last time.



My interest in sports cars began in the late 50's and progressed all through the 60's. To me it was the Golden Age of Sports Car racing and Phil was certainly one of the stars. His passing prompted me to pull out my collection of racing photos from the 1960's to see if I might have captured him on film, unfortunately I may not have, still looking.

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[cosimo]

I had the pleasure of being with Phil Hill at the Italian Gran Prix at Monza several years ago. He was the host for the group and had many interesting stories to tell especially about his driving for Porsche. He was a gentleman and very down to earth. I had some one on one conversations with him and have his autograph. I will treasure the time I had talking to him.

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[flash]

while at a vintage event at sears point a couple of decades ago, i too got a chance to meet him - got to see him drive too - both were truly a pleasure

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