Ken Miles Ford Le Mans Finish, 8 Fakta Dan Rekayasa Dalam Film Ford V Ferrari Sudah Tahu

In 1966 ford didnt cost ken miles the race at le mans i did and i regret it to this day.

Ford laser tx3 modified. Ken miles already had a well respected career in the auto racing world but leading ford to defeat ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966 made him a star. Sebring 12 jam 1967 dan le mans 24 jam 1967. 1 car driven by ken miles and denny hulme in the lead as the final minutes.

In 1965 he shared a ford gt mkii with bruce mclaren at the 24 hours of le mans but retired with gearbox trouble. The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. Christian bale and matt damon in ford v ferrari and ken miles with.

The real life le mans 66 ended with a historic finish. Leo beebe came up to me and said who do you think should win the race. Check out this full restored le mans gt40 two of the three gt40s were being run by shelby american with the no.

The story in a nutshell. Kematian miles berusia 47 tahun mengikuti hansgen yang berusia 46 tahun membuat ford menyukai pembalap yang lebih muda dalam entri balapan berikutnya. The controversial finish of the 1966 le mans 24 hours with the two ford mk ii of ken milesdenny hulme and bruce mclarenchris amon finishing a few meters apart.

The next year he won the 24 hours of daytona sharing the ford gt mkii with lloyd ruby and then won the 12 hours of sebringseveral months later sharing the drive with denny hulme miles. Earlier in the year also with mclaren he had finished second at the 12 hours of sebring. The above quote was one of the first things miles said when he climbed out of his ford gt40 after finishing the 24 hours of le mans in what he thought was a joint first place.

Ken miles is besieged by spectators seeking autographs and press and photographers wanting to know what happened at the finish. Assistance throughout his life and fords le mans project. Ferrari is set to be bought by ford.

But theres some additional drama. This documentary covers what is undoubtably one of the single greatest injustices in the history of motorsport with interviews of surviving team members including both. Ford was going to build a car to beat ferrari in the worlds most important race le mansa race ferrari had won five years in a row.

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 upbut instead of euphoria on the podium chris amon and bruce mclaren who were classified first were strangely subdued. Cars failed to finish as a result of major accidents many.