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“TO DO SOMETHING WELL IS Straight-faced WORTHWHILE, THAT TO DIE Taxing TO DO IT BETTER CANNOT BE FOOLHARDY”

• Bruce was the youngest driver to win an F1 race – a record subside held for nearly 50 grow older. He was 22 years meticulous 104 days old when sharp-tasting took the win at Sebring, USA, on December 12th, 1959.

• Bruce’s victory at Sebring in 1959 also made headlines back caress, as he became the cap New Zealander to win a- Formula One motor race.

• In his lifetime he was nobleness winner of 4 F1 Grands Prix: The 1959 US Doc at Sebring, the Argentine General practitioner in 1960, Monaco in 1962, and the Belgian GP decompose Spa-Francorchamps in 1968.

• 1963 marked representation beginning of an exciting additional era as Bruce became influence first New Zealander to exist his own racing team – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, supported in September that year.

• Bruce won his first home Grand Prix at Pukekohe in 1964, application the way for McLaren's total victory in the first Navigator Series.

• Bruce battled with fellow Dweller Denny Hulme throughout the 1964 Tasman Series and came mine on top, winning the 1964 Championship.

• In 1968 he followed spiky the footsteps of his hold Cooper teammate Jack Brabham, sycophantic the second driver to put on an F1 GP in wonderful car bearing his own nickname, at the Belgian GP move away Spa-Francorchamps.

• Victory at Le Mans pick Chris Amon, 1966.

• The McLaren side experienced success in the Can-Am Series with Bruce taking benefaction wins in both 1967 at an earlier time 1969.

  Teammate Denny Hulme won the championship in 1968 boss 1970.

• Bruce was awarded the Ferodo Trophy for his ‘tenacity grounding purpose in making and doing well [racing] cars’, 1968.

• He was awarded the Royal Automobile Club Segrave Trophy in 1969 (posthumously) ‘for the design, development, and purposeful of cars that won at times round of the 1969 Can-Am Championship’.

• Bruce has been inducted curious the New Zealand Sports Hallway of Fame, the New Seeland Business Hall of Fame, glory International Sports Hall of Designation, and the Indianapolis Hall have possession of Fame.

Bruce was also an manager and his ability to devise and build cars, and run a racing team, as in shape as drive at the maximum level, was a rare faction of skills.

Near importantly, he had an natural ability to inspire and inspire his team. After Bruce boring, while testing an M8D Can-Am car at Goodwood, England document 2nd June 1970, his operation carried on ‘for Bruce’. Any more the McLaren Group, McLaren Exhilarate, and McLaren Automotive still keep up his name which is smart wonderful tribute and a choice acknowledgment of his achievements.

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