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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22-Jan-19 /historicracing.com
Alan Stacey born on this day in 1933 - died in 1960, 61 years ago, he was 27. He would have been 88 this year.
Stacey had an artificial lower right leg and used a motorcycle style twist-grip throttle. Drove for Lotus but was killed at 1960 Belgian Grand Prix when he was hit full in the face by a bird causing him to crash.
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Ugo Sivocci 1885 - 1923
Ugo Sivocci raced for Alfa Romeo and is credited with the cloverleaf, which is still synonymous with the marque. He won the Targa Florio in 1923. He died in a practice crash at Monza.
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James Hunt 1947 - 1993
Formula 1 World Champion in 1976 and was subsequently a commentator for BBC. Also famouse for driving with Lord Hesketh's colourful F1 team. Hunt died at the young age of 45 from a heart attack.
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Ferdinando Barbieri 1907 - 1997 -
Gary Gabelich 1940 - 1984 -
Gianfranco Horvat 1942 - 2009
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Kaye Don 1891 - 1981
A works Sunbeam driver, he often raced at Brooklands where he held the Outer Circiut lap record at 137.58 mph. He also raced in power boats. -
Lindsey Eccles 1908 - 1991
Welsh racing driver who drove many different Bugatti. He later became the Managing Director of the Briton Ferry Steel Company. -
Lance Macklin 1919 - 2002
A polished and extremely stylish driver. He spent the bulk of his career driving for John Heath's underfinanced HWM team. He was involved in the accident which killed Pierre Levegh and 80 spectators at Le Mans in 1955. -
Roger McCluskey 1928 - 1993
Roger McCluskey was an American racing driver from Tucson, Arizona. He raced in Indianapolis 500 18 times with a best finish of 3rd in 1973. -
Brian McGuire 1945 - 1977
An Australian driver who raced purely for personal enjoyment. Very competetive in F5000, he bought a Williams FW04 for the 1976 season. In 1977 he failed to pre-qualify for the British Grand Prix and in August was killed in practice for the Shellsport International meeting at Brands Hatch.
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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
