Epic 1970's pictures, well they're epic!!
- Thread starter Housey
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This is 1971 OK....
The Siffert - Bell Porsche 917. During the race Siffert's fastest LAP, THAT'S LAP was 162.09 MPH. This was the fastest sports car race ever held (though never quoted a 312 Ferrari actually a 163mph lap a couple of years later!)
The Siffert - Bell Porsche 917. During the race Siffert's fastest LAP, THAT'S LAP was 162.09 MPH. This was the fastest sports car race ever held (though never quoted a 312 Ferrari actually a 163mph lap a couple of years later!)
Who's that?
he looks uncannily like a younger me (the rider not the kid)
A young Jacques with his dad Gilles Villeneuve and mum Joan.
I'm sure I remember playing with a 6 wheeler scalextric car when I was a kid
That was the March
Ferrari, March and Willams all built 6 wheel F1 cars, none of which actually raced and they were running 4 wheels at the rear rather than front. All 6 tyres were the same size I believe and gave aerodynamic benefits over the cars of the time due to the smaller size of the rear tyres.
It wasn't quite a publicity stunt it was more of a failed test bed but it was hill climbed I think by the recently late Roy Lane sometime in the 70's. The Williams 6 wheeler never raced as I believe 6 wheel cars were outlawed in the early 80's but it did run up the hill at Goodwood a few times, Palmer really made if fly and I hear that Williams is now considering entering 2 versions into the Historic F1 series next year which will be interesting and I think it might have raced once in a Historic race in the past, but might be wrong.