On paper the Birmingham event was our worst showing of the season. But it showed the true character of the team that we stayed with it and had a good race car for Robert in Round 10. Electrical problems are the most frustrating to deal with because they're so hard to find. It's not like a suspension problem, that's relatively easy to diagnose.

Ed took an interest in Maurice last year and did a lot as far as getting him to practice before the season.

Those movies seem to be rarer these days. They're the exception to the rule. This festival seems to represent more of a classic tradition.

If you look at what's transpired in sports between then and now, you see the significance of the Wagner contract. Wagner was the quintessential star in American sports at the time. This contract sort of started it all as far as formal endorsement deals.

I think what Hollywood has done for so long, ... is make movies for themselves.

Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training.

I am elated to have acquired such a monumental piece relating to one of the most adored men in American sports and cultural history. The fact that the item had not previously been located only added to my interest on behalf of our client. The 1934 Tour of Japan remains to date one of the most fabled of it's type in sports history.

It's my homage to small town America. It's a little slice of life.