Pit Stops

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31082, 10 June 1966, Page 9

Pit Stops

Only one “traditional” front - engined roadster qualified for Indianapolis this year, and it just managed to make the back of the grid, in 33rd position. Tubeless tyres were used for the first time this year, and these were said to save five lbs weight a wheel. Of the 33 starters, 17 used Firestone tyres, and 16 used Goodyears. iff

Denis Hulme has won again in a Lola Chevrolet —this time the main sports car race at Mallory Park, during which he broke the circuit's 100 m.p.h.-lap barrier with a new record of 102 m.p.h. for a lap. Hulme has now driven the Lola Chevrolet to four wins from four starts, and each time he has set a new outright circuit record. At Mallory a Ford GT was second, but it was four laps behind Hulme. * * Hs

The new Vl2 Honda formula one car is expected to make its first appearance at the German Grand Prix in August. V

The first three cars at Indianapolis were all British: a Lola Ford (Graham Hill), a Lotus Ford (Jim Clark), and a Brabham Ford (Jim McElreath). The first all-American car to finish, a Gerhardt Ford (G. Johncock) was fourth.

A Sunbeam Tiger and a Hillman Imp won their respective classes in the Austrian Alpine rally. Only 37 of the 79 starters finished. ❖ ❖ #

Bruce McLaren (McLar-en-Oldsmobile) has won a 75-lap Canadian sports car race at St. Jovite. For 63 laps McLaren and Chris Amon fought for the lead, but Amon retired with engine trouble. * * *

For the French Alpine rally later this year the organising club will select group one cars from a batch of 20 supplied by each manufacturer, the only changes then permitted being the addition of two extra lights and the changing of tyres. The system will ensure that the competing cars are completely standard models. The cars selected will be guarded until the rally, and will be run in and adjusted under supervision. Unfortunately the cars must he selected in France, and foreign teams say the system will not work for any but French teams. * * s!s

The Triumph 2000 has now been launched in the United States, and the American agents have said that a team of three automatic 2000 s will take part in national rallies this year.