I started correspondence school with a tutor and then in 1951 had my first year at Seddon Technical Memorial College doing an engineering course. The M1A would be replaced by the McLaren M1B, the first car to be officially named after the team's founder.While building his up own team McLaren continued to driver for Cooper in F1 and Ford in endurance racing. I returned to Auckland for Xmas and motor racing as No. Bruce married his wife, Patricia Broad, on 9 December 1961. My lucky break came when I was allowed to race Dad’s Austin Healey at Ardmore then I graduated to a Bob Tail Cooper. McLaren's first race car; actually his Dad had intended to race the car himself but young Bruce was not one to quibble when it came to racing machinery. The Mclaren Can-Am cars would firmly establish McLaren in racing as a company to be reckoned with. The couple had a daughter named Amanda. Bruce Leslie McLaren (* 30. McLaren had finally left Cooper and would go on to developed his own Formula 1 race car. Then my “god father” Jack Brabham came onto the scene.
In 1960 McLaren was 2nd to Brabham in the Championship. By now I had discarded my walking sticks for good.Motor racing was in my blood – my father had always shown great achievements in his motor cycle racing days and now was becoming very interested in motor car racing. Autobiography – Bruce Leslie McLaren. How Mum put up with Dad and me with her kitchen table covered in bits and pieces of the engine during meals I will never know. Know official as the Cooper-Oldsmobile in "honor" of McLaren's current employer, the Olds was maintained by Traco Engineering out of Culver City, California before McLaren established their own engine department. His sister Pat and her husband John returned managed the business. McLaren on Denny Hulmen ohella muistetuin uusiseelantilainen F1-kuski.
I managed to squeeze in some wallaby hunting, water skiing (one ski only owing to earlier hip problem), and some rowing. it was later that year at the 1958 German Grand Prix, a combined F1 and F2 race at the legendary Nurburgring when other people began to know his name. Both McLaren and Jack Brabham spent countless hours in testing, development and preparation than would result in two World Championships for Brabham in 59-60. Eventually a truck full of boxes of spare parts towing the Austin Ulster arrived at 8 Upland Road. Juni 1970 in Goodwood) war ein neuseeländischer Automobilrennfahrer und Begründer des noch heute existierenden Rennstalls McLaren. My parents had moved to Te Atatu South – so Dad could keep an eye on my business – and be nearer to his fishing grounds – he was an expert surf caster for beach fishing.My last race in New Zealand was at the Teretonga circuit (South Island) on 28th January 1968 where I came 1st driving a V12 B.R.M, finishing just ahead of Jimmy Clark.Mid-1969 Dad “Pop” and Mum returned for another visit to England and America – the last time they were with me here in England and the Continent was in 1959. Patty and I found just what we needed – bought same then called it “Muriwai” in memory of my happy days as a child, watching Dad race his cars on the black sands of the beach at low tide and my own early days of doing the hill climbs in the Austin Ulster on the Quarry Road, where my motor racing days started. She used to say “If I gave them dry bread and water they wouldn’t have noticed”.As soon as the Austin was driveable I carved out a figure 8 around the fruit trees in the back of our section. At this stage I was beginning to feel that our family members might increase as I was becoming very interested in a Timaru girl, Patricia Broad whom I had met at my sister’s and then again at a dance and to whom I became engaged and married on December 9th 1961.By now motor racing had become my life with all its potentials which I would explore and also be aware of its constant dangers. 2 for Coopers, then back to England and Europe coming home again late 1959 for another season of motor racing and catching up with family members.
Bruce Leslie McLaren: 1937 – 1970 Can-Am Champion: 1967 & 1969 ... Patricia Broad whom I had met at my sister’s and then again at a dance and to whom I became engaged and married on December 9th 1961. Born to Les & Ruth on 30th August 1937 at Auckland, New Zealand, I was the second child in the family. It was nice to be there with Mum and Dad, my older sister Pat and younger sister Jan. In 1966 he won the 24 hours of Le Mans with Chris Amon in a 7-liter Ford Mark IIA and in the following year the 12 hours of Sebring with Mario Andretti in a Ford Mark IV.
My motor racing career had started. The former Timaru woman was an integral part of the early days in the founding of the McLaren team.
In 1965 I decided to invest in a service station - just like his Dad. August 1937 in Auckland; 2. McLaren was 5th overall and first with an F2 car and stood on the victory dais beside Tony Brooks, who had won the F1 race in a Vanwall that day.The following year saw Mclaren join the Cooper factory team partnering Jack Brabham. The relationship would prove fruitful for both parties and last until the early 70s. In 1959 he won the 1959 United States Grand Prix at age 22 years 104 days, becoming the youngest ever GP winner up to that time.
I was able to make this trip very special to repay them for all they had done in the early days.Bruce Leslie McLaren died 2nd June 1970 while testing a Can-Am Car at Goodwood.In Auckland, New Zealand the following are named after Bruce:Bruce was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall Of Fame in 1991 and the New Zealand Hall of Fame.Apartment blocks at local racing circuit Hampton Downs were named after famous NZ drivers and the Bruce McLaren apartments were among the first to be named.Copyright © 2019 | Design Solutionz | All Rights Reserved
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