John force racing is considered one of the most successful sports franchises. John kirks wallinger imp at inglistons caravan corner, april 1978. Photos of the pink stamps lotus 30 photos from in and about the car during the john markey paul gresham racing years of 1970 1973. Barnfind british race car with wood chassis sells for. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Things improved greatly for the world famous targa.
The 18th brdc international trophy was a nonchampionship formula one race held at silverstone on may 14, 1966. Drivers added as stats become available there are 317 drivers with a last name starting with the letter j in the the third turn databases. Exindycar driver battling huntingtons while raising. John miles racing driver simple english wikipedia, the. It is an amazing restoration project and a true barn find slumbering in the late owners. Included are profiles about some of the drivers and teams that raced these fabulous cars. He scored a total of 2 championship points with a fifth place in the 1970 south. Oct 27, 2019 lotus 25 john campbelljones any evidence. Sports car racing photo gallery of john markey gbs cars photo gallery. We have found 37 people in the uk with the name john mackley. Things improved greatly for the world famous targa florio on the 4th of may when angus clydesdale and edgar berney, entered under racing team falken finished 3rd in the s5.
It is an amazing restoration project and a true barn find slumbering in the late owners garage. Her first race came in 1972, and was apparently the result of a bet. Paul russo straps into herb porters supercharged offy prior to the 1955 indianapolis 500. Originally from tasmania, mccormack became one of the leading formula 5000 racers in australia during the 1970s. Sometimes gruff, he wasnt a man one wanted to cross on or off the track.
Apr 16, 2015 it was only after her marriage, to racing driver and bmw team manager, john markey, that she became acquainted with the world of motorsport. In 1966 he was technical manager of fiat at wembley and raced in england, and on the continent at nurburgring driving an emery gt. They were the largest sports racing cars that lotus ever built. His father competed in local stock car events then introduced a young john to mini stocks, running on quarter mile ovals, at the tender age of 10. Unique british race car from the 1960s auctioned for more. The website is intended exclusively for private use and under any circumstances it may not be republished, retransmitted in any form, stored in a retrieval system, sold through any media, without the prior written permission of racingsportscars and the owner. Vittorio brambilla i carlo facetti i lancia stratos turbo lancia corse gr. John edwards and trent hindman, the stevenson years. Shellsport arden b 21 18 stan clark alfa romeo 1600 gt junior.
He first competed in motorsports in 1963 driving an 850 cc mini. Click here to find personal data about john mackley including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. Top fuel dragster driver brittany force completed a successful test in a new john force racing funny car on tuesday at lucas oil raceway at indianapolis, making three runs down the famed track. Get the latest race results driver john lindsay on. John mcintyre born 10 march 1977 is a new zealand racecar driver who competes in the v8supertourer championship and is a co driver for ford performance racing in the v8 supercar series at sandown and bathurst.
Brittany force completes successful test of new john force. Mans family seeks protections he wanted for pedestrians. He won the autosport championship in his lotus elite in 1963, and since then has been seen in a brabham bt8 spotsracing car, first fitted with a climax engine, and later modified to take an oldsmobile v8, and more recently in a. Markey highlighted media reports of drivers sleeping with autopilot engaged. Having moved jobs to fiat uk he then decided to try. John markey brdc members british racing drivers club. Track profile sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Entered under falken racing developments, sadly angus clydesdale and john markey failed to qualify. Tesla autopilot is a flawed system and should be renamed.
In a press release, congress senator edward john markey has attacked tesla autopilot and called it a flawed system. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Apr 01, 2020 john rhodes cobb, automobile and motorboat racer, first to reach a speed of 400 mph on land. John mickel was born with oval racing in his blood. John mcintyre born 10 march 1977 is a new zealand racecar driver who competes in the v8supertourer championship and is a codriver for ford performance racing in the v8 supercar series at sandown and bathurst. Ed holly told us that lianne was a dutch racing driver who married keith st.
Photos courtesy of john markey last updated on march 17, 2019. John mccormack is a former australian racing driver. The team has captured 21 nhra mello yello world championships. Racing imps as soon as the imp was announced in 1963, and it became known that the engine had been developed from a coventryclimax racing design, racetuners hustled to get their hands on examples. My friend ed holly has told you i have the exkeith st. The 1974 castrol anniversary british saloon car championship was the 17th season of the series.
John macdonald scores 3,000th career driving win harness. All of them, however, discovered that the design had been developed back, rather than forward, that ports and camshaft details were not at all. John markey gb wendy markey gb mazda rx3 john markey racing engine t 18. All data are presented here just for informative use. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Racing driver john markey gbs main page containing all achievements covered by racing sports cars website.
In dcns book, theme lotus, it mentions that one of the parnell racing lotus 25s, chassis r7, went it implies on loan in 1966 to john campbelljones for the emerygodiva climax fpe engine, which had been bored out to 3litres, to be fitted to it. Ivan dutton c 22 17 rob mason triumph dolomite sprint. John miles 14 june 1943 8 april 2018 was a british former racing driver, engineer, journalist and music executive. It was only after her marriage, to racing driver and bmw team manager, john markey, that she became acquainted with the world of motorsport. He participated in 15 formula one world championship grands prix. John cooper fitch august 4, 1917 in indianapolis, indiana october 31, 2012 was an american racing driver and inventor. She took part in some international touring car races too, and drove in. Bmw m10, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine 1990cc, 89. He participated in 15 formula one world championship grands prix his career began on 6 july 1969, in the lotus 63 4wheel drive f1 car for which he was the official team lotus test driver. John and, in the early seventies, raced an alfa on behalf of the dutch pirate radio veronica.
He also blamed tesla for using a misleading name autopilot for its driver assistance system and urged the automaker to rename it. John markey gbs cars photo gallery racing sports cars. Mccormack won the australian drivers championship three times, driving an elfin mr5 repco holden in 1973, an elfin mr6 repco holden in 1975 and a mclaren m23 leyland in 1977. In with the 275p ferraris of scarfiottivaccarella and hillireland, with peter jackson as my codriver, my little car won the cc prototype class. Her background was completely unrelated to motorsport.
The full entry list for the 1966 brdc international trophy is outlined below. Currently coaching race car drivers and restoring classic vintage cars. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. John kirk, wallinger imp ingliston april 1978 comp. His love for speed became more pronounced as he started to take podium positions in everything he raced, becoming a multi junior champion before. John rhodes cobb, automobile and motorboat racer, first to reach a speed of 400 mph on land. Bob gates photo collection paul russo was one tough race car driver. John rhodes cobb british motor racecar driver britannica. The championship switched to group 1 regulations in an effort to reduce costs. Bernard unett won his first title, driving a 1600 cc hillman avenger. In 1969 the car was purchased by paul gresham, owner of a surbiton, surry driving school. Stand 54 roger nathan has been a prominent competitor in british circles for some time.
To the best of his knowledge he became the youngest open wheel racing driver in history, taking his first win at. Originally from tasmania, mccormack became one of the leading formula 5000 racers in australia during the 1970s mccormack won the australian drivers championship three times, driving an elfin mr5 repco holden in 1973, an elfin mr6 repco holden in 1975 and a mclaren m23leyland in 1977. Matt in the red car black bonnet, peter in the blue. It is surprising that john markey became a race driver, given that he was before his family owned a car, his father hated driving and his. John michael edwards born march 11, 1991 in louisville, kentucky is an american professional racing driver, and bmw motorsport works driver. John started racing with more humble machines before getting his hands on a mk xi ford cosworth in 1966. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Edwards began racing cars at the young age of 12 in 2003 in the skip barber series. World sports racing prototypes world championship 1976.
It was his first win since he took the 1983 michigan 500 in the rival cart series. As well as a successful club racing season i got an entry for the nurburgring kms, a round of the world sports car championship. Nascar winston west series race number 18 of 28 saturday, july 27, 1974 at cajon speedway, santee, ca 150 laps on a. Keppler drove the blue 887cc racing partnerships jersey ltd. Nascar winston west series race number 17 of 28 sunday, july 14, 1974 at coos bay speedway, coos bay, or 150 laps on a. Or maybe someone had his fingers in the wrong position and its really a 998cc. He was the first american to race automobiles successfully in europe in the postwar era. His career began on 6 july 1969, in the lotus 63 4wheel drive f1 car for which he was the official team lotus test driver. Roger clark carsesso uniflo a 21 19 john markey toyota celica gt.