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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Robert Cazaux born on this day in 1906 - died in 1935, 86 years ago, he was 29.
Cazaux always drove Bugatti's. He was killed on his victory run at the 1935 Sézanne Hill Climb.
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Bill Cantrell 1908 - 1996
Best known for racing boats, in the early days, Cantrell divided his time between cars and boats. He raced at Indy twice in 1948 and 1949.
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Jo Bonnier 1930 - 1972
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Lord Freddie de Clifford 1907 - 1982 -
Petre Cristea 1909 - 1995 -
Ernesto Brambilla 1934 -
George Fury 1945 -
Mauro Baldi 1954 -
Costas Los 1955 -
Jyrki Jarvilehto Lehto 1966 -
Robbie Groff 1966
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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
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1897
The first speed hillclimb in motor racing history. -
1905
A G MacDonald was reported to be the 1st person to exceed 100 mph (161 kph) in a car at Daytona Beach, Florida. It was in fact Louis Rigolly in a Gobron Brillie at Ostend six months earlier on July 21st 1906. He achieved a speed of 103.56 mph. -
1907
The Parisian newspaper "Le Matin" anouncess Peking to Paris. -
1955
100-mile South Pacific Championship Race (Australia) won by Peter Whitehead in a 3-litre ex-GP Ferrari. -
1960
Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers won by Phil Hill and Cliff Allison in Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa -
1970
Timaru Gold Star race won by Graham McRae in a Begg F5000. -
1970
March 701, March's first F1 car, was unveiled. -
1970
CSI officially homologated the Ferrari 512S -
1970
Daytona 24 Hour race won by RodrÃguez Kinnunen in a Porsche 917. -
1974
Brazilian Grand Prix won by Emerson Fittipaldi in a Marlboro McLaren M23. -
1999
37th Rolex 24 Hour Race at Daytona USA won by Andy Wallace, Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Butch Leitzinger in a Ford powered Riley & Scott.
