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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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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Willy T Ribbs 1956
Willy T Ribbs, Jr. is an African-American racing driver who competed in many forms of auto racing including the Indy 500 and NASCAR. After retiring, he became a sport shooter in the National Sporting Clays Association.
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Michael Schumacher 1969
Michael Schumacher is the most successful F1 driver ever, winning the most victories, most championship points and a record seven World Drivers' Championship Titles.
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Huschke von Hanstein 1911 - 1996 -
Joe Sostilio 1915 - 2000 -
Wilbur Pickett 1930 - 1974 -
Clifton Marlin 1932 - 2005 -
Ove Andersson 1938 -
Alfredo Costanzo 1943 -
Russell Spence 1960
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Christian Lautenschlager 1877 - 1954
Mercedes test driver who raced a couple of times for the works team winning the French Grand Prix in 1908 and 1914. He raced at Indy in 1923 but crashed out on lap 14. -
Deacon Litz 1897 - 1967
Deacon Litz was from DuBois, Pennsylvania he raced at the Indy 500 12 times between 1928 and 1941 only failing to qualify in 1938 and 1940. His best result was fourth in 1934 in a Miller. -
Joie Chitwood 1912 - 1988
Better known for his thrill shows, the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show, he competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times, finishing fifth three times. -
Lord Freddie de Clifford 1907 - 1982 -
Dennis Scribbans 1909 - 1989 -
Chuck Parsons 1924 - 1999 -
Jimmy Stewart 1931 - 2008
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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
