Moustache anyone? Be Freddie for a day!

Maybe this had happened to you: Something enters your peripheral vision and catches your attention so strongly that you have no option but to look at it. It happened to me with all these gentlemen (and moustaches) on the photo.  

They don't look "Under pressure..." They look more like working "A Kind of Magic"! (Photo: Red Bull Racing)

The Red Bull Racing boys decided to take part in the Freddie for a Day campaign, a worldwide campaign launched by Freddie Mercury friends to raise money and awareness of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which was created to distribute money from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS awareness held back in 1992. 

Hard to believe that Freddie would have been 65 years old on September 5^th!

For more information please visit: http://www.freddieforaday.com/ and http://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com/.

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Today in History (June 6, 1960)

British driver Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) debuts in Formula 1, during the Netherlands Grand Prix (Zandvoort). Clark qualified 11^th and retired from the race (Transmission). The Grand Prix was won by Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax).

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Today in History (June 2, 1970)

Race car driver, designer and constructor Bruce McLaren dies in an accident while testing a car in Goodwood. McLaren built his first car, with his father’s help, at age 14 and his first race was at age 15, in his natal New Zeland. He studied engineering and by late 50s he moved toEuropewhere he competed, among other series, in F2 & F1 races. At age 22, he became the youngest-ever winner of a F1 race (US GP, Sebring). McLaren founded his own team in 1963.

Members of his team remember the day of his fatal accident and how the team continued his legacy:

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1948 – Indy 500 Moments: So, if I say “six-wheeler,” what do you think?

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If you are a racing fan and I say, six-wheeler, you will probably think of a Tyrrell P34. Of course, as you probably know, that fantastic car was not the only six-wheeler in the history of auto racing.

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Actually there was a six-wheel car back at the 1948 Indy 500. It was called the Pat Clancy Special, raced by Billy DeVore. It was a 4WD machine with power going to two rear axles. It was very quick in a straight-line, but really difficult to get around the corners of the Speedway.

Mr.Clancy was a former dirt track driver turned truck line owner and the six wheel’s idea came from one of his truck drivers. The car qualified in 20^th position and finished twelfth. The chassis was a Kurtis and the engine an Offenhauser.

Rookie Jackie Holmes qualified the car for the 1949 Indy 500 in 17^th position but was black-flagged for not keeping a safe racing speed.

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Today in History (May 20, 1962)

British driver Graham Hill wins his first Formula 1 Grand Prix (Zandvoort, Netherland), while driving for BRM. Trevor Taylor (Lotus) and Phil Hill (Ferrari) were second and third. Graham Hill debuted in Formula 1 during the Monaco Grand Prix in 1958. He was World Champion twice (1962 & 1968), and also won the 24 Hours ofLe Mans(1972) and the Indy 500 (1966).

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Today in History (May 19, 1928)

British Colin Chapman is born in Richmond,Surrey. He studied engineering at University College in London. He served as a RAF pilot and after that he started selling secondhand cars. By 1952 he established Lotus Engineering Co. Chapman built his first single-seater in 1956. Lotus entered the Formula 1 Championship in 1958. Under his direction Team Lotus won seven F1 Constructors titles, six Driver’s Championships and the Indy 500.

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Today in History (May 18, 1952)

Italian driver Piero Taruffi wins the Swiss Grand Prix (Bremgarten). He also scores his and Ferrari’s first fastest lap in a Formula 1 race. Rudi Fischer (Ferrari) was second and Jean Behra (Gordini), third. It was the first official podium for Fischer and Behra.

1952 Formula 1 Season (Part 1/2):

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Today in History (May 17, 1981)

British driver Nigel Mansell scores his first Formula 1 podium finish, third place, during the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. It was his seventh F1 race. Carlos Reutemann (Williams-Ford) won the race, and Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra) finished second.

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Today in History (May 11, 1986)

Twenty five year ago, McLaren scores its 50^th victory in Formula 1 (Monte Carlo, Monaco). McLaren was founded by driver Bruce McLaren and debuted in F1 during the Monaco GP in 1966. Is the second oldest team in F1 –after Ferrari, and one of the most successful having started 688 GP, winning 170, scoring 146 pole position, 142 fastest laps, 12 driver’s championships and eight constructor’s championships.

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Today in History (May 9, 1971)

Pedro Rodríguez and Jackie Oliver drive their Wyer-Gulf Porsche 917K to victory in the 1000 Kilometer endurance race at Spa (Belgium). With that victory, they destroyed all previous records at the track. It was a bittersweet weekend since Porsche announced its retirement from the World Sports Championship for the 1972 season.

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