Iron Man Wakes Up Dead

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Iron Man Wakes Up Dead

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His passing barely caused a murmur at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, but the Jan. 7 death of George S. Waltman of Kingston, N.Y., should not be overlooked.
In 1968, Waltman completed the 24 Hours of Daytona by himself -- no co-drivers, no pit crew. His Aztec Racing Morgan Plus 4 finished 30th, 335 laps behind the winner. During mandatory rest periods, bathroom breaks and meals, be would park his Morgan in the pits and place an “Out To Lunch” sign on the seat. To get additional seat time, he drove his Morgan to and from Daytona, a 2,000-mile round trip.


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