retrospect

Bruce Leslie McLaren

New Zealand racing driver, Formula 1 driver. Founder of the McLaren racing team, one of the most successful in Formula 1.
McLaren achieved his first successes in Formula 1 in the early 60s, driving for Cooper, and at the end of 1965 he founded his own racing team. McLaren built not only Formula 1 cars, but also sports prototypes for overseas series, and Bruce became the Can-Am champion twice, in 1967 and 1969.
In 1966, Bruce won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, riding in the same crew with Chris Eamon at the wheel of a Ford GT40

On June 2, 1970, Bruce tragically died while testing a new McLaren M8D car. Before the Woodcote turn at the Goodwood track in England, the rear of the car skidded at high speed. Having lost aerodynamic downforce, the car turned sharply, flew off the track and hit the guardrails. The pilot died instantly.