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Bruce was partnered at Shelby American by Ken Miles, and the pair led the race in the early stages, before retiring, again with gearbox problems. The sister GT40 of Hill/Amon took pole, but was also an early retirement as again the Ford effort fell apart, and Ferrari won. Meanwhile Bruce's Ford links had a direct impact on his F1 plans.
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When it became clear in the final hours that Ford would be the winner, Ford management instructed its drivers Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren not to race each other to the flag, but instead to cross the finish line line side-by-side in a show of Ford corporate glory. In effect, an orchestrated finish in unison.
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Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 - 2 June 1970) was a New Zealander racing car designer, driver, engineer, and inventor.. His name lives on in the McLaren team, which he founded, one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, winning a total of 8 World Constructors' Championships and 12 World Drivers' Championships. McLaren cars dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56.
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Did Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon really win the 1966 race at Le Mans, or did Ken Miles and Denny Hulme win, and have the race stolen away from them in a political move that was well beyond their control?
Bruce McLaren / Ken Miles (Ford MKll) 24 Heures du Mans 1965 source
Ford's demand for a photo-opportunity dead heat (to which Miles, with uncharacteristic benevolence, had agreed) actually gave victory to Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon because their car was deemed.
Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren, Ken Miles, Denny Hulme, 24 Hours of Le
Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren's GT40 retired in the 1965 Le Mans race Motorsport Images The 1965 Le Mans race — the second to feature GT40s — put Ford on the edge of breaking point, with each of the GT40s suffering retirements relating to poor reliability while Enzo's Ferraris took victory.
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Ken Miles Ken Miles (here with Bruce McLaren) was an English sports car racing driver and engineer, best known for his motorsport career in the US and his crucial role in Ford victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Bernard Cahier/Getty Images The controversial finish of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, with the two Ford Mk II of Ken Miles/Denny Hulme and Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon finishing a few meters apart. Although that glory was short-lived for Miles, he is still considered one of racing's great American heroes with his feat inspiring the film Ford v Ferrari.
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Bruce McLaren controversially shades Ken Miles as the chequered flag is waved at Le Mans in 1966 The Cahier Collection, Bernard Cahier Author Tim Considine Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up.
Ken Miles, Bruce McLaren, Ford Mk II, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans
With a few hours left in the race, Ford came to Carroll Shelby with an idea- Miles was a couple of laps ahead of Bruce McLaren, and Ford wanted to attempt to stage a tie. Miles, though, wasn't.
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Miles began looking for a racing opportunity, but was eventually approached by the Ford GT40 program's founder, Bruce McLaren. Miles was selected by McLaren as their driver for the inaugural LeMans race because he was the ideal candidate. While Ken Miles was only a few metres away from the starting line, Bruce had crossed the line a little.
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October 7, 2023 by Abdul How do racing legends speak about when they aren't driving on the track? What did Bruce McLaren, the iconic racing driver, and Ken Miles, the engineering genius, have to say about each other? In this article, we dive deep into Bruce McLaren's thoughts and comments about
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With six grueling hours to go, the Shelby American Fords of Miles/Denny Hulme and Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon ran a relatively close first and second. The Mk II entered by Holman-Moody of Ronnie.
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As the two conferred, there were a number of considerations. While Ken Miles had done the bulk of the race prep work on the Mark II to prepare it for competition since his first drive in February, 1965, Bruce McLaren had been with the program since its inception in 1963 and had always been a true team player driving at the assigned speed.
Bruce McLaren, Ken Miles, 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring, 27 March 1965
Ford v. Ferrari makes the case that Miles was screwed over, that he was leading much of the race only to lose out to a technicality at the end. In the above interview, Amon posits that he and.
British engineer Ken Miles and his role in 1966 Le Mans race victory
Ken Miles Bruce McLaren: Ford GT40X Ford 7.0L V8 45 Gearbox (4hr) DNF P 1.3 46 Société Automobiles Alpine: Mauro Bianchi Henri Grandsire Alpine M65 Renault-Gordini 1296cc S4 32 Gearbox (3hr) DNF P +5.0 6 Scuderia Filipinetti: Herbert Müller Ronnie Bucknum: Ford GT40: Ford 5.3L V8 29 Head gasket (3hr) DNF P 5.0 7 Rob Walker Racing Team: Bob.