AC Bill
Well-known member
I was still pretty young when I was treated to the thrill of watching driver Bob MacLean, tearing around on our local track, Westwood. He was racing a Lotus 23b, in 1965 when he won the Canadian Championship.
Bob had just moved on to racing a Fogg Motors Ford sponsored 1965 notchback Mustang, just prior to his tragic death at Sebring, in the GT40
After Bob's death, his Mustang #101, was repainted and re-numbered #82. It went on to win many races, piloted by BC driver, John Hall. (Greg Moore's father Jamie Moore, was a member of Hall's pit crew at one time). I saw this car run many times at both Westwood, and at the Knox Mountain Hillclimb event. It was fast!
A short article on how Canada lost one of it's most talented racing drivers
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Bob had just moved on to racing a Fogg Motors Ford sponsored 1965 notchback Mustang, just prior to his tragic death at Sebring, in the GT40
After Bob's death, his Mustang #101, was repainted and re-numbered #82. It went on to win many races, piloted by BC driver, John Hall. (Greg Moore's father Jamie Moore, was a member of Hall's pit crew at one time). I saw this car run many times at both Westwood, and at the Knox Mountain Hillclimb event. It was fast!
A short article on how Canada lost one of it's most talented racing drivers
Remembering Bob McLean, the Man Who Died Racing the First Ford GT40 Chassis
The victim of a mysterious accident at the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring, McLean's memory lives on.
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