The start of the Le Mans 24 Hour race of 1966. The first GT40, X40-101 As a basis, the steel monocoque was modeled on that of the Lola Mark VI GT, having a sub frame ahead of the front bulkhead, upon which was mounted the radiator and front suspension, composed of coil spring and damper units between the upper and lower wishbones/A-arms. These held the top and bottom of the uprights, to which were bolted the disc brakes. On each side of the cockpit, the rocker panels/sills were made up of rubber sealed box sections, which were the fuel tanks. One of the two Ford Motor Company-entered GT40s at Le Mans in 1964. The Le Mans 24 Hour race took place on June 30- 31 1964, but cars had to be there by the beginning of the week for the tortuous process of scrutineering, to ensure that they met all the rules. This meant that John Wyer’s team had to get back from Germany, ensure final preparation of three GT40s, then transport them across the channel again and on to Le Mans. This probably meant they had as little as ten days in which to prepare the cars. A proud Carroll Shelby stands with the winning Ford Mark IV … As dawn broke, the Gurney/Foyt Mark IV was still in the lead, and, whether by one lap or five, the Ferrari P4 of Parkes and Scarfiotti was still in second place, with the Chaparral of Phil Hill and Mike Spence a lap behind. Then came the Ecurie Francorchamps P4, with the Donohue/McLaren Mark IV fifth. The winners at Le Mans in 1964 were Jean Guichet and Nino Vaccarella in this Ferrari 275P. These Ferrari sports-prototypes, whilst the class of the field in 1963-4, were actually quite basic in design. They used a chassis made of steel tubing, as compared to the GT40’s monocoque chassis, so their torsional rigidity did not match the GT40’s. However, they enjoyed great reliability, particularly in long- distance races, due to Ferrari’s reliance, since 1947, on the V12 engine format, and also because of the experience that SEFAC, the factory Ferrari team, had in racing them over the years. The winning Ferrari 275LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt at Le Mans in 1965. The Ferraris finished first, second and third, but they were all private entries: the factory cars had already retired with bad brakes and gearboxes. The winning car was a ‘little’ Ferrari 275LM of NART, the 3.3-liter car being driven by F1 drivers Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory who, the year before, had driven a GT40 at Le Mans. Works Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini and talented ‘Gentleman’ driver Jean Guichet shared this works P3 at Le Mans in 1966 ... Going into practice, John Surtees saw that Ludovico Scarfiotti had been listed as the third driver, with Mike Parkes, of his 330 P3. Surtees did not believe that Scarfiotti was as fast as either Mike Parkes or himself, and protested to team manager, Dragoni, who essentially told him to “like it or lump it.” Le Mans 1969. In the foreground is the winning GT40, 1075, in the pits with, behind it, being worked on, the David Hobbs/Mike Hailwood GT40.
✔ Author(s): John Starkey
✔ Title: Ford versus Ferrari: The Battle for Supremacy at Le Mans 1966
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (243 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1787115720
✔ Language: English
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