KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
Gaston Andrey
8/8/1926
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American sports car racer in the 50's. Became a team owner running in the IMSA series.
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André Boillot 1891 - 1932 -
Achille Varzi 1904 - 1948 -
Piero Drogo 1926 - 1973 -
Ricardo Londono 1949 - 2009 -
Nigel Mansell 1953
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Frank Dochnal 1920 - 2010
An American club racer of midgets and sports cars who, aged 43, tried and failed to qualify a Cooper-Climax T51 for the 1963 Mexican Grand Prix. Subsequently he became an Indycar mechanic, worked for Howard Hughes and was a USAC official.
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Jim Hall 1935
A former F1 driver, Jim Hall was the owner and driving force of Chaparral Cars. An early adopter of aerodynamics applied to race cars, he was the leading proponent of that technology for an entire decade. He dominated sports car racing in the USA in 1965 winning 16 races. -
Bob Bondurant 1933
Bob Bondurant was a Formula 1 driver who raced for the Ferrari, Lotus, BRM and Eagle teams. Now famous for his racing schools where he continues to teach, time permitting, and race in select vintage racing events. -
Walt Hansgen 1919 - 1966
SCCA sports car racer who graduated to become a polished professional and one of the greatest American sports car drivers of the 1950s. -
Bob Said 1932 - 2002
Bob Said started racing in 1952 in the USA but turned his attention to Europe where he raced with Maston Gregory. He raced in the American Grand Prix in 1959 at Sebring, driving Paul Emery's ancient Connaught. He lost everything in 1962 but rebuilt his fortune and took up winter sports, participating in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972 in the bobsleigh event. He then became an Emmy award winning producer. He died of a heart attack while watching the OSCARs on TV.