The heavy engine helped him to get what little power there was down onto the road…However, the excitement didn't last. A special tribute has been paid to the founder of the iconic McLaren Formula One team and specialist sports car maker, Bruce McLaren, on the 50th anniversary of his death behind the wheel.June 2 2020 marks exactly 50 years since Kiwi engineer, technician and racing legend Bruce McLaren was killed in an accident during testing at Goodwood circuit, located in West Sussex, UK.In honour of McLaren’s lasting legacy, a private ceremony was held at the brand's Woking headquarters.During the ceremony, McLaren's daughter, Amanda McLaren, unveiled a one-off bronze statue it had commissioned.Further to the unveiling, 50 candles were lit around a selection of historic "It is an honour to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Bruce McLaren by unveiling this wonderfully crafted statue to commemorate his life and achievements," said Amanda McLaren, daughter of Bruce and the ambassador for the McLaren Automotive division.“McLaren’s accomplishments over more than 50 years in Formula One, the landmark victory at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans race and the supercars and hypercars designed, developed and built under the McLaren banner, all stand as his legacy.”The bronze statue was created by painter and sculptor, Paul Oz.The brand plans to place the statue on the McLaren Technology Centre boulevard, where it showcases a collection of significant road and race cars.At the time of his death, McLaren was testing a modified version of the M8A racecar, called the M8D.This version was being prepared for the upcoming 1970 Can-Am season.
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"We worked out that the engine and gearbox together weighed about the same as the whole Brabham car," says mechanic Howden Ganley. On the 50th anniversary of Bruce McLaren's tragic death in a testing crash at Goodwood we recall the early days of the F1 team that still carries his name. He acquired a stock of 4.2-litre Indy V8s and commissioned Californian company Traco to downsize them to the F1 legal limit. He had been testing his new McLaren M8D when the rear bodywork came adrift at speed. His new wife was a beautiful young woman 27 years his junior named Frances On June 2, 1989, the boys’ prep school drama Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams, is released in selected U.S. theaters. However, armed with the new M14A finished an encouraging second – from 12th on the grid – at Jarama, before retiring in what turned out to be his final Grand Prix in Monaco.On June 2nd he travelled to Goodwood for what should have been a routine test day.
In fact McLaren had been recruited to double for the fictional Japanese Yamura team, in return for a useful injection of cash.On the track, the M2B performed respectably, but mainly because everyone else was struggling to sort their new cars. Bruce, who'd been there with the Oldsmobile car, came in and said 'This thing's got no power, it's a joke. A special tribute has been paid to the founder of the iconic McLaren Formula One team and specialist sports car maker, Bruce McLaren, on the 50th anniversary of his death behind the wheel.
Initially he drove the F1 car, while mechanic and sometime racer Cary Taylor shook down the latest M8D CanAm chassis, which was due to be shipped to North America for the start of the season later that month.
"We were optimistic, but we kept hearing about setback after setback," Herd recalled. For the academic, see United States Grand Prix, Tom Burnside Photograph Collection, Revs Institute, He had flashes of inspiration, and having decided on something he never allowed anything to get in the way of getting it done. By the time the definitive M2B was ready to run the Ford engine no longer seemed to be such a good idea. Over that time he won three Grands Prix, and recorded 17 other podium finishes. He also won the CanAm title for a second time, with six race wins to his name. At the time of his death in June 1970, McLaren had been at the top of the international racing world for more than a decade.
We all thought the engine had tremendous potential, but of course it was a total disaster. "Bruce had already begun to gather a good crew around him.
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