Josef Peters, F1 driver

The newest exhibit will feature iconic racing and road creations of the legendary marque created by Bruce McLaren, one of motorsport?s legendary all-rounders who fashioned his eponymous marque in his own image. Opening to the public on June 18, in the Charles Nearburg Family Gallery on the museum?s second floor, the display will feature iconic McLarens from both before and after the untimely ...

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The cars have been loaned by Juan Gonzalez, chairman of the board of Mission Foods, one of Arrow McLaren SP IndyCar team?s sponsors, who was primary on Juan Pablo Montoya?s Indy 500 entry this year.
The exhibit will ?offer opportunities to educate visitors about extreme vehicle aerodynamics, unusual materials such as soft racing tire rubber and other unique facets of F1 car design and ...

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The Swedish driver, who won 10 Formula 1 races before dying after a startline crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, is buried in the Almby cemetery in his home town of Orebro.
Swedish newspaper Nerikes Allehanda said the attack happened late on Sunday night, with the vandals attacking random graves rather than specifically targetting Peterson's
Church leader Brita Wennsten told the ...

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