I was involved in racing in a very interesting time, when a lot of good things happened and a lot of bad things. I was co-driving with Herbert Mueller. After Zeltweg in 1971, we were asked by Rico Steineman, the Porsche racing manager, if we had a car for Pedro Rodriguez for the Norisring. He felt that none of the private Porsche 917s were as good or as safe as our 512s. The car Pedro drove was rebuilt by the…

Mueller shared he and Herzog’s Ferrari 512M (#1044) with Canadian George Eaton at the 1971 Watkins Glen 6 Hours, while Herzog raced for BMW in Europe. However, Mueller crashed the Ferrari before Eaton could get behind the wheel.
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