This Week in Racing History (May 23-29)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker www.vintageRPM.com May 23 George Follmer drives a Porsche-powered Lotus 23 to victory in the under 2-liter class of the SCCA USRRC race at Bridgehampton, New York, USA (1965). May 24 Jochen Rindt wins ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
May 23
George Follmer drives a Porsche-powered Lotus 23 to victory in the
under 2-liter class of the SCCA USRRC race at Bridgehampton, New York,
USA (1965).
May 24
Jochen Rindt wins the F2 Limbourg Grand Prix at Zolder, Belgium, at the
wheel of a Jochen Rindt Racing Lotus 69 (1970).
May 25
Niki Lauda drives a Ferrari 312T to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix
at Zolder (1975).
May 26
Formula Atlantic and Indy Car team owner Doug Shierson dies in
Mooresville, North Carolina, USA, at age 62 (2004).
May 27
Mark C. Smith wins the Bosch-VW Super Vee race at Indianapolis Raceway
Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (1989).
May 28
Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken drive a Ferrari 312PB to victory in
the 1000 km World Championship of Makes race on the Nurburgring in West
Germany (1972).
May 29
Matras race in F3 for the first time. The cars are driven by
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud and Eric Offenstadt (1965).
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