Dan Gurney

Air Date
September 5, 2013
From the streets of L.A. to the Bonneville Salt Flats to the road races of Europe and beyond, Dan Gurney brings the romance of his racing career to life. Along the way, he introduces us to the personalities and pursuits that helped him to develop winning automobiles, field winning teams, and chart a course for American racing. He shares his impressions of such legendary race car personalities as Enzo Ferrari, Jim Clark, and Carroll Shelby. Gurney takes us through the 1967 LeMans race and shares his winning strategy. He offers his opinion on the current state of racing, how rules are stifling innovation and his observation that "bureaucrats and freedom don't seem to mix."

About the Innovator

Toshiko Mori Interview Transcript
Architect

Throughout her career as a practicing architect and educator, Toshiko Mori has pursued a technical interest in the properties of materials, and especially synthetic materials, in addition to her concerns for purity of line, visual lightness and thermal performance.

Why She Innovates

As an architect, Toshiko Mori has always taken a personal delight in discovering new properties and potentials in materials. Whether designing exhibitions, houses or institutional projects such as the Visitor Center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, she enjoys a process that combines intuition with the rigor of research.

Toshiko Mori Interview Highlights Transcript

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Dan Gurney

22 Dec, 01:32 PM
From the streets of L.A. to the Bonneville Salt Flats to the road races of Europe and beyond, Dan Gurney brings the romance of his racing career to life. Along the way, he introduces us to the personalities and pursuits that helped him to develop winning automobiles, field winning teams, and chart a course for American racing. He shares his impressions of such legendary race car personalities as Enzo Ferrari, Jim Clark, and Carroll Shelby. Gurney takes us through the 1967 LeMans race and shares his winning strategy. He offers his opinion on the current state of racing, how rules are stifling innovation and his observation that "bureaucrats and freedom don't seem to mix."