Vic elford racing driver

Of their performances, vic elfords were all the more remarkable when you consider that his early rallying was done from the co driver s chair. Nicknamed quick vic saturday morning speaker series. Welcome to the official website of the legendary motor racing driver. Welcome to the official website of the legendary motor racing driver vic elford. Driver profiles archives the sports, racing and vintage car. Legendary porsche racing driver vic elford authored a book that will help the reader become a better driver. Three and a half days, with elford doing much of the night. Vic elford stats, race results, wins, news, record. Victor henry elford was born on june 10, 1935, in peckham, london. Porsche works driver vic elford still had a bone to pick with the monte carlo rally. Aug 17, 2015 victor henry elford is a former sportscar racing, rallying and formula one driver from england. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. He decided then and there he would become a race car driver, starting with a minicooper in 1961 and rallying in a dkw the following year five years later, he was doing both for the porsche factory team while his countless wins at the nurburgring, targa florio, daytona and sebring are. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.

Driver vic elford 1971 nascar winston cup results racing. Targa florio, nurburgring, daytona, sebring, and laguna seca and le mans where he was the first driver to lap at over 150mph in the porsche longtail 917 in 1970. Aug 22, 20 first, lets consider why elford has more right than anyone to tell us how to seduce a 911 his words. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our. Learn the racing history of vic elford from the man himself. He decided then and there he would become a race car driver, starting with a minicooper in 1961 and rallying in a dkw the following year five years later, he was doing both for the. Vic elford is one of the most versatile drivers in the sport. Victor henry elford born 10 june 1935, in london is a former sportscar racing, rallying and formula one driver from england. Vic elford the publishers edition david bull publishing. Porsche highperformance driving handbook elford, vic on. Vic elford racing his porsche 911 to victory in the. Born in london on june 10, 1935, vic elford was one of the fastest drivers in the highly competitive 1960s and 70s racing scene. Apr 14, 2008 vic elford driver profile april 14, 2008 by sports car digest 3 comments victor henry elford born in london, june 10, 1935 is a former sportscar racing, rallying and formula one driver from.

Click on the site to see vic elfords career results at that track glossary. Nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary endurance driver vic elford is arguably one of the greatest allrounders in motorsport history. Chris ingram becomes first british erc champion since vic. As the tired crews and battered cars rolled into monaco at the end of the 1968 monte carlo rally, vic elfords porsche 911 was heralded the clear winner. Targa florio, nurburgring, daytona, sebring, and laguna seca and le mans where he was the first driver to. Although every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate and up to date, gp racing stats does not accept any. Vic excelled in international rallies being the last british driver to win the monte carlo rally in 1968.

Porsche 911 vic elford monte carlo rally 1968 victory. A former codriver, he started rallying a mini in 1960. He raced 5 years for porsche and his lap records included. Reflections on a golden era in motorsports is limited to 300 individually numbered copies autographed by author and driver vic elford. Happy 80th birthday to vic elford race cars, happy 80th. The uniquely versatile monte carlo rally winner, sports car ace and formula 1 driver talks to simon taylor about life on and off track. One of the greatest allround drivers ever, vic elford started racing in a mini in 1961, was the last british driver to win the monte carlo rally and has raced at le. Feted as the most versatile driver of his era, vic elford started grands prix and was a winner in international rallies and international sports car events. The materials including historical anecdotes are relevant, concise, and augmented by myriad easily understood diagrams. As the tired crews and battered cars rolled into monaco at the end of the 1968 monte carlo rally, vic elford s porsche 911 was heralded the clear winner. Elfords lap records include targa florio, nurburgring, daytona.

Porsche highperformance driving handbook vic elford. Vic elford has long established his bona fides as a talented driver in virtually every type of race he entered, competing behind the wheel of everything from a triumph tr3a to a porsche 911 to formula 1 and eventually to a series of porsche prototype racers, giving the famed german maker victories in such events as the daytona 24 hours the. On 25 january 2015, vic elford received the 2015 phil hill award from road racing drivers club. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved in formula one as a team manager for renault. And so quick vic and his co driver david stone started the race in warsaw in a 170hp 911 t weighing less than a ton. However, when the final year of their cooperation failed to bear fruit, vic was ready for a change and saw the potential of porsches 911. But vaccarella wasnt the only cult hero in collesano. Undeterred, vic borrowed an example and entered it for the corsica.

He later founded and ran his own formula one team, larrousse, from 1987 to 1994. Vic elford endurance racing legend blackhawk museum. Thereafter crabbe acquired an exworks mclaren m7a in which elford drove three races, taking sixth and a championship point at silverstone, but then crashed heavily at nurburgring and broke an arm. Apr 18, 2014 vic elford has long established his bona fides as a talented driver in virtually every type of race he entered, competing behind the wheel of everything from a triumph tr3a to a porsche 911 to formula 1 and eventually to a series of porsche prototype racers, giving the famed german maker victories in such events as the daytona 24 hours the. Quick vic nowadays lives in south florida, united states. He started his racing career in 1960, on the wrong side of the car, as a navigator of the rally car driver david seaglemorris in his austin healey 3000 and morris mini minor. Jun 24, 2010 however, when the final year of their cooperation failed to bear fruit, vic was ready for a change and saw the potential of porsches 911. Born in london, vic elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and a porsche hero nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary driver vic elford is arguably the most versatile all round driver of all time. Vic elford is a former british saloon car championship driver, and class winner, having won the class c championship in 1967. And what did a retired racing driver do in the days when there wasnt much money about. Vic also ran a driving school and has brought out his third book on driving, combined with his role as performance driving instructor, which he has now retired from. Vic elford on driving the 917 in 1970 and today hemmings daily. A driver s stepbystep guide to advanced car control through the physics of racing the science of speed series book 2.

Victor henry vic elford born 10 june 1935, in london is a former sportscar racing, rallying and formula one driver from england. Born on 10 june 1935, in london, vic elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and a porsche hero nicknamed quick vic by his peers, elford was mainly a famous sports car competitor as well as a successful rally driver, being one of the most versatile driver of all. Click on the site to see vic elford s career results at that track. During elfords era, the nationalism of the sicilians was plain to see in the way they embraced nino vaccarella, a former headteacherturnedracing driver who lived on the targa florio route, along which forza nino was liberally painted whenever he raced there.

Nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary driver vic elford is arguably the most versatile all round driver of all time consider vics 1968 season. Vic elford my racing life with porsche blackhawk museum. Chris ingram has become the first british driver to win the european rally championship title since vic elford in 1967 after finishing fourth on the seasonclosing rally hungary. Due to an inaccuracy in the rules, he had missed out on victory in 1967. I purchased the original edition with the red porsche on the cover. Driver profiles archives the sports, racing and vintage. Nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary driver vic elford is arguably the most versatile all round driver of all time. Now lives in florida, involved with porsche, mainly as a consultant. Elfords porsche highperformance driving handbook is superlative advice on how to approach driving any high performance automobile, not just a porsche. Elford is today considered one of the greatest allrounders in motorsport history, alongside such noteable racing greats as jacky ickx, stirling moss and others.

Jan 15, 2016 vic elford, born june 10, 1935 in london, is a retired racing driver from england currently living in florida. Feted as the most versatile driver of his era, vic elford started grands prix and was a winner in international. Vic elford is the epitome of the classic racing driver. Vic elford and chris amon talk about racing at le mans. His autobiography offers a personal perspective on the initiative and skills required to build a career in racing and in the 1960s and 70s. At the age of, vics father took him to see the first postwar british grand prix at silverstone. Nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary endurance driver vic elford is. Born on 10 june 1935, in london, vic elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and a porsche hero nicknamed quick vic by his peers, elford was mainly a famous sports car competitor as well as a successful rally driver, being one of the most versatile driver of all times and the only driver to race every version of the porsche 917.

Thereafter his sole f1 outing was in the 1971 german gp at the wheel of a brm p160. Vic elford on driving the 917 in 1970 and today hemmings. Visit our cookie policy to find out more about our use of cookies and how to opt out. It was presented to him by club president bobby rahal. Victor henry elford is a former sportscar racing, rallying and formula one driver from england. Elford was one of the most versatile drivers of his generation with a string of rally, touring car, sports car and.

Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for vic elford on. Vic elford driver profile april 14, 2008 by sports car digest 3 comments victor henry elford born in london, june 10, 1935 is a former sportscar racing, rallying and formula one driver from. That they all happened within five months underlines the unique versatility of vic elford. Vic elford drove three races in a mclaren m7a taking sixth and a championship point at silverstone. Quick vic as he was named during his career, was well known for his exploits in porsches, having competed in sports cars, rallies and formula one as well as the bscc. First, lets consider why elford has more right than anyone to tell us how to seduce a 911 his words. Gerard gilles marie armand larrousse born 23 may 1940 is a former sports car racing, rallying and formula one driver from france. Born in london, vic elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and a porsche hero. Know as quick vic by his peers elford has raced and beat some of the best drivers in. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of vic elford, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. Apr 14, 2020 full details of racing driver vic elfords record. Reflections on a golden age in motorsports vic elford on. My reason was to become more skilled at driving in a spirited manner. He participated in world championship f1 grands prix, debuting on 7 july 1968.