If this was a movie you wouldn;t believe it..............

[dun]

OR truth is stranger then fiction!
Prolific pre-war racer Hans von Stuck was born in Warsaw, Poland. He once won a race driving backwards after reversing the gearbox in his car. In 1926 Count Szichy, an Austrian playboy, bet that Stuck's Austro-Daimler couldn't match his Bugatti for speed. Stuck accepted the bet on the condition that the prize was the Count's wife. Stuck won the wager and the new couple remained together until her death in 1931.

 

[Jogeephus]

That's a strange bet for sure. Fella here bet his house in a poker game and lost it. I thought that was stupid but betting your wife. :???:

 

[LRTX1]

You never know. The guy who lost the bet may have really won.

 

[Dave]

He may have lost on purpose.

 

[dun]

He may have lost on purpose.

That's what I told my wife. But winning a race driving backwards, now that's something!

 

[Jogeephus]

He may have lost on purpose.

That's what I told my wife. But winning a race driving backwards, now that's something!

Wonder if that's anything like driving a water taxi backwards. :???: