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◊ 2019-06-04 02:59 |
#98 was P/1015's debut race at 1966 Daytona 24 hrs, which it won (Ken Miles/Lloyd Ruby). |
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◊ 2019-06-04 12:08 |
This is supposed to be Daytona but it is clearly not. Those blue walls look like the ones at Auto Club Speedway, a track that wasn't even built until the 1990's. |
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◊ 2019-10-23 04:09 |
According to Popular Mechanics, the replicas used in the film are built by Superformance, who builds near exact replicas of the MKI and MKII GT40 under license from Ford Motor Company. https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a29369582/ford-v-ferrari-true-story/ |
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-- ◊ 2019-12-07 20:12 |
This link states that most of the cars were built by RCR of Detroit http://race-car-replicas.com/ford-vs-ferrari-project |
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◊ 2019-12-29 15:30 |
![[Image: untitled.5057.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/untitled.5057.jpg) |
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◊ 2019-12-29 15:31 |
4 stars |
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◊ 2020-07-12 14:58 |
The No. 98 was one of nine GT40 Mk II that took part in the 1966 Daytona 24 Hours, the other GT40 Mk IIs were: No. 86 - Driven by British racing driver, Peter Sutcliffe and American co-driver, Robert Grossman for the Ford Advanced Vehicles Racing Team, finished 14th with 571 laps completed. No. 87 - Driven by American racing driver, Richard Ginther and co-driver, Ronald Bucknum for the Holman & Moody Racing Team, failed to finish with gearbox problems with 329 laps completed. Bucknum took place in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours with his American co-driver, Richard Hutcherson in the No. 5 Holman & Moody GT40 Mk II, finishing 3rd with 348 laps completed. No. 88 - Driven by American racing driver, William Wonder and co-driver, Herbert Wetanson for the Bill Wonder Racing Team, failed to finish with wheel problems with 178 laps completed. No. 91 - Driven by American racing driver, Richard Thompson and co-drivers, Robert "Skip" Scott and Peter Revson for the Essex Wire Corporation Racing Team, failed to finish with brakes problems with 500 laps completed. Both Revson and Scott took part in the 1966 Le Mans in the reserved No. 59 Essex Wire Corporation Racing GT40 Mk II, but failed to finished the race with engine problems 15 hours into the race with 212 laps completed. No. 92 - Driven by Revson and his American co-drivers, Masten Gregory and Edward Lowther for the Essex Wire Corporation Racing Team, finished 17th with 531 laps completed. No. 95 - Driven by American racing driver, Walter Hansgen and co-driver, Mark Donohue for the Holman & Moody Racing Team, finished 3rd with 669 laps completed. Hansgen and Donohue took part in 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, during practice on the 3rd April 1966, Hansgen was driving the No. 3 Holman & Moody GT40 Mk II when he lost control in the rain and crashed, Hansgen later died of his injuries at the US Army Hospital in Orléans on the 7th April 1966. According to Donohue in his book, "The Unfair Advantage", Donohue stated that when Hansgen lost control of the vehicle, Hansgen tried to regain control by driving up a escape road, only to crashed into a safety barrier that had been placed there for the fans while a Ford spokesman stated that Hansgen's vehicle was aquaplaning, resulting in the loss of control and had been previously been warned by Ford Team manager, Carroll Smith to be careful when driving in the rain. After Hansgen's death, Donohue was partnered with Australian racing driver, Robert "Paul" Hawkins in the No. 4 Holman & Moody GT40 Mk II that failed to finish with differential problems five hours into the race with 12 laps completed. No. 96 - Driven by New Zealand racing driver, Chris Amon and co-driver, Bruce McLaren for the Shelby American Inc. Racing Team, finished 5th with 651 laps completed. Amon and McLaren took part in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours in the No. 2 Shelby American Inc GT40 Mk II, finishing 1st and winning the race with 360 completed laps narrowly beating the No. 1 GT40 Mk II, driven by Miles and his New Zealand co-driver, Dennis Hulme that also completed with 360 laps completed. No. 97 - Driven by American racing driver, Dan Gurney and co-driver, Jerry Grant for the Shelby American Inc. Racing Team, finished 2nd with 670 laps. Gurney and Grant took part in the 24 Hours Le Mans in the No. 3 Shelby American Inc. GT40 Mk II (rebuilt and transferred to Shelby American Inc. Racing Team after Hansgen's fatal accident) that failed to finish with radiator problems 18 hours into the race with 257 laps completed. -- Last edit: 2022-07-31 16:03:33 |
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◊ 2024-05-18 16:39 |
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