She told mummy, soon as we walked in the door!
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There’s petrol power, there’s turbo power and there’s girl power. The following ten women taught the most lessons to all the men clogging up the racetracks.
10) Denise McClugggage – Seen in this photo with Fangio and Stirling Moss, Denise McCluggage was not only a great journalist but an established racer with the following accomplishments:
* Winner of the Nassau Ladies Race 1 on December 8, 1956 in a Porsche 550
* Winner of the Nassau Ladies Races 1 and 2 on December 7, 1957, driving a Porsche 550 again.
* Winner of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Ladies Race September 20, 1957 in a Porsche 550
* 1st in the GT category at the Sebring 12 Hours in 1961, driving a Ferrari 250. She placed in 10th in the overall standings … Pictures and more
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The more you learn about race cars, the more you see the same names pop up when it comes to engines. For instance, just one man headed Porsche’s race engine development from the late 1950s through the 1990s.P
This man is Hans Mezger. Sometimes you hear Porsche afficionados talk about a ‘Mezger engine’ – this refers to the water-cooled flat six that started in the 1990s Porsche GT1 Le Mans prototypes and then was adapted into the 911 GT3 road cars, up until the current 991 generation. Truth is, that was pretty much the last … More
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With a bargain price tag and supercar performance, the Corvette C7 Stingray has rebooted the iconic American sports car. But can it compete with Europe’s best: the Audi R8, Porsche 911 and Jaguar F-type?
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