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After having come close to the feat in 1980 at the Nürburgring in Formula 2 by taking a fantastic pole position in the rain, before his wing mast collapsed in the race, preventing him to finish the job, Richard Dallest (picture-below), was going to take revenge a few weeks later by winning at Zandvoort. At […]

The Brumos Porsche 935/77 #99, driven by Rolf Stommelen, Toine Hezemans and Peter Gregg won the 1978 24 Hours of Daytona. For Gregg, the owner of Brumos, it was already the fourth victory in this endurance classic, equaling record holder Pedro Rodriguez. For Rolf Stommelen it was the second overall victory, while Dutch ace Toine […]

The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was held at the dangerous and picturesque Monsanto circuit, situated on the hills above Lisbon, on 23 August 1959. The race was held over 62 laps of the 5 kilometre circuit. Picture-above: American Dan Gurney finished third, achieving his second F1 podium in only his third Grand Prix start, in […]

Gérard Larrousse in his Scuderia Finotto Brabham BT42-Ford, seems determined to qualify well for the 1974 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix held at the Nivelles-Baulers circuit. The French endurance ace qualifies in 28th amongst 31 starters, but retired with a deflated tyre on lap 53. He will participate in two F1 Grand Prix only, in […]

Gianfranco Brancatelli, an Italian driver that showed speed in F2, tries to qualify his Kauhsen-Ford for the 1979 Spanish Grand Prix held at the Jarama circuit (picture-above). Unfortunately, and despite all his efforts, he did not qualify, posting a time 4 full seconds slower than… the last of the qualifiers. Kauhsen was a Formula One […]

Walter Brun and Thierry Boutsen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in  1986 (picture-above). In the race, both drivers in different Brun Motorsport-entered Porsches 956’s, were forced to retire. Boutsen was also an Arrows F1 driver in 1986. Walter Brun (born 20 October 1942), is a Swiss former racing driver and founder of Brun […]

After one Grand Prix start only at Watkins Glen in a Cooper in 1962, the young American hopeful Timmy Mayer had decided to try his luck in Europe in 1963, and race in Formula 3 (picture-above) with his fellow American Peter Revson, in a team managed by his brother Teddy Mayer, futur partner of Bruce […]

Denny Hulme spun his McLaren M23 while in third place at the 1973 Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza, and is attended by the marshals, while his competitors pass by at high speed (picture-above). The 1967 World Champion had qualified in third, behind pole man Peterson (Lotus) and teammate Revson (McLaren), but this spin […]

Duncan Hamilton (picture-above) hard at work at the wheel of his Talbot Lago T26c, at the 1951 Dutch Formula One Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort Park. It was a non-championship Formula One race that was won for the second year in a row by French driver Louis Rosier in a Talbot-Lago. Duncan Hamilton finished […]

Mark Donohue (1937-1975) and his Penske-run Porsche 917/30 at Riverside in 1973 (picture-above), all smiles, having won 5 of the previous 7 Can-Am races. Riverside would be his 6th. The Porsche 917-30 is referred as the “Can-Am killer” as it dominated the competition, winning all but two races of the 1973 Can-Am championship. This 917/30, […]