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What became of the famous Delahaye 145 V12 chassis no. 48771?
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One can never know enough of a single car. Having read Leif Snellman's 12-year old article on René Dreyfus' unlikely victory at Pau in 1938, senior Delahaye expert André Vaucourt set about explaining to mere mortals like us the history of the famous Delahaye in which Dreyfus performed his giant-killing feat. As with many other racing cars from the past chassis no. 48771 followed a peculiar route to its current owner... |
Bill Ivy: Pocket rocket man
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The photographer Roger Lane captured the displeasure on Jochen Rindt's face as he handled the puny victory trophy for the BARC Thruxton 200. After all, he had set a new lap record at the first round of the European F2 Championship on Easter Monday 1969. It appeared a paltry reward for the king of Formula 2. However, the motorsport weeklies wouldn't be hailing Rindt. Instead, Motoring News described 26 year old William David Ivy's Formula 2 debut as a performance that was "even more amazing than Rindt." Thruxton would be the beginning of a short, but stunning car career for the man from Maidstone, as Simon Stiel writes. |
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This week's updates on 6th Gear
- May 15, 2012: Who goes where in 2012? - WEC: Edwards/Curtis/Al Faisal at ProSpeed
- May 13, 2012: Grand Prix wins - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: World Championship pole positions - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: World Championship fastest laps - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: World Championship participations - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: Grand Prix winners - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: World Championship point totals - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: F1 2012 - Barcelona update
- May 13, 2012: 2012 winners' circle - F1, GP2, F Nippon, ALMS, NASCAR, GP3, European F3, British F3, Japanese F3, FR2.0 ALPS updates
- May 9, 2012: Who goes where in 2012? - Indycar: D&R with Chevrolet, Alesi with Fan Force United
- May 9, 2012: Indycar 2012 - D&R and Fan Force updates
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