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May 23, 2016 · How did a rugged beach road on the west coast of New Zealand become the spark that ignited a legend? It’s on the Muriwai Beach hillclimb that Bruce Leslie McLaren made his first competitive debut at the wheel of a homemade Austin Ulster. In 1952 he’d just turned 15 when he competed on the gravel hill for the first time.
Jun 2, 2023 · Bruce McLaren was a legendary figure in the world of motorsport, renowned for his exceptional talent as a racing driver, engineer, and team owner. Born on August 30, 1937, in Auckland, New Zealand, McLaren’s fascination with cars and racing began at an early age.
From the beginning. Sheer determination. That’s what people remember most about our founder, Bruce McLaren. It was alive deep within him even as a 15-year-old schoolboy – driving him to rebuild an old Austin 7 from a box of bits, and compete in his first race. The passion for cars, for racing, had been ignited.
Bruce McLAREN ’s death: Courage in the face of adversity How the McLaren team responded to the tragic passing of its founder in 1970 The newspaper headlines on Wednesday, June 3, 1970 simply stated that Bruce McLaren had been tragically killed the previous day while testing his new McLaren M8D Can-Am car at the Goodwood circuit in West Sussex.
Bruce Leslie McLaren, novozelandski dirkač Formule 1, * 30. avgust 1937, Auckland, Nova Zelandija, † 2. junij 1970, West Sussex, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo . Bruce McLaren je pokojni novozelandski dirkač Formule 1 in ustanovitelj moštva McLaren. Debitiral je v sezoni 1959 s Cooperjem, ko je že na prvi dirki sezone za Veliko nagrado ...
Dec 21, 2023 · To better understand Bruce McLaren, the man, Larry Webster sat down with McLaren’s daughter, Amanda McLaren, on the occasion of the company’s 60th anniversary. Young Amanda McLaren sharing seat time with Dad. Courtesy McLaren *** LW: Even casual car enthusiasts know McLaren as a maker of supercars and a Formula 1 constructor. They might not ...
Bruce McLaren was the first to admit that he had mixed feelings about Le Mans, but the race wasn’t just a chance to earn some useful pocket money, as it was for many F1 drivers. Working with manufacturers also exposed Bruce to the top managers and engineers of the day, something that furthered his racing education, and helped him to make his own team into the success that it became.
