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McLaren Can-Am Cars -- Bruce McLaren Trust - History of motorsport racing legend and founder of McLaren F1 and Can-Am teams



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McLaren Can-Am Cars -- Bruce McLaren Trust - History of motorsport racing legend and founder of McLaren F1 and Can-Am teams

McLaren's fatal crash

On 2 June 1970, at Goodwood, McLaren was conducting routine testing in Hulme's intended race car when a tail securing pin went missing. Wind pressure ripped away the rear bodywork and wing and, devoid of its downforce, the M8D slid broadside into a marshal's post at well over 100 mph (161 kph). Bruce McLaren, just short of his 33rd birthday, was killed

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The showdown with mighty Porsche

Then came the news that Porsche would mount an all-out challenge for the 1972 Can-Am, and would have its efforts managed by the highly professional Roger Penske for another skilled driver/engineer, Mark Donohue. At last, after so many years of fighting paper tigers, the showdown had arrived. The Can-Am town would ultimately prove big enough for only one of them.

Coppuck's response was an all-new McLaren, the attractive M20...................

The M20s could often match the fast Porsches' practice pace, but come the race reliability lay with the German cars..............