KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
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06-Oct-20 /historicracing.com
A lawyer from Locarno, Count Ottorino Volonterio of Orselina was an enthusiastic Swiss amateur who rarely troubled the score sheets. With a pace that varied between slow and very slow his career was spent at a leisurely pace.
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14-Aug-20 /historicracing.com
Kenelm Lee Guinness born on this day in 1887 - died in 1937, 84 years ago, he was 50.
Kennelm Lee Guinness was a member of the famous brewing family. He was also the inventor of the KLG spark plug. He started racing as riding mechanic for his brother Algernon in a Darracqs and went on to be an accomplished driver in his own right.
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Rob Walker 1917 - 2002
Rob Walker was a member of the Johnny Walker whisky family, best known for running a private F1 team (R.R.C.Walker Racing). They won 9 Grand Prix, including the first wins for Lotus and Cooper.
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Leslie Marr 1922
Sir Leslie Lynn Marr, 2nd Baronet, is a professional artist who raced his Connaught in national events during 1952-53, before trying his hand against tougher opposition in 1954.
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Jackie Oliver 1942
Jackie Oliver was a Formula One driver and team-owner, perhaps better known now as the founder of the Arrows F1 team rather than as a driver.
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Rusty Wallace 1956
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Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
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Alberto Crespo 1920 - 1991
An accomplished driver is his native Argentina, Crespo tried but failed to qualify for just one Formula One Grand Prix, the Italian in 1952, with a Maserati entered by Enrico Platé. -
Bob Anderson 1931 - 1967
One of the last true independant F1 drivers, Bob Anderson started out racing motorcyles. He switched to cars and the F1 World Championship and had a best finish of 3rd in the Austrian GP in 1964. -
Clifton Marlin 1932 - 2005
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Notice anything odd here?
In the sixties South Africa enjoyed a thriving Formula One circus of it’s own.
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Flying Officer Dorothy Mabel Murray Stanley Turner who finished second in the Rudge Cup at Le Mans in her first season.
Petite and determined with a cheeky sense of humour, Dorothy Stanley Turner was born on November 12th 1916, into a military family.
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Animals in motor sport. Number 4 - Oscar
James Hunt's dog Oscar at Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland.
08-Jul-20/ historicracing.com
