Miles was killed two months following the race at Le Mans while testing the next generation Ford GT40 at Riverside International Raceway in Southern California.
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THE TRUE STORY OF FMAN PART 10 DRIVERS
“But he was a daredevil and I pulled him in and literally engineered the end of that race – one, two, three… I called Ken Miles in and held him back because I was afraid the drivers would knock one another off. I had some real difficulties over that,” Beebe said of the decision to create a dead heat, according to Hemmings. a Philadelphia-area wholesaler, has engaged in the manufacture and. “Ken Miles, who later died, regrettably didn’t win the race that year. BY JOHN SIPPEL LOS ANGELES MCA Records has charged that Scorpio Music Inc. Had they arrived in tandem as planned, McLaren still would have taken first place having started a few spots behind Miles on the grid, thereby traveling slightly further overall in the race. Having slowed to accommodate the Ford finish decision, the Miles team finished slightly behind the McLaren team. Ford had finally, and very publicly, beaten Ferrari.Īfter more than 3,000 miles averaging speeds of around 130 miles-per-hour, Ford took all 1966 podium honors at Le Mans. Though advised by track regulators that a dead-heat stunt win such as the one proposed would not be possible due to the staggered start of the race, Beebe pressed ahead and the cars took the checkered flag alongside each other. The film follows Shelby ( Matt Damon) and Miles as they prepare for and compete in the 1966 French race.
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Miles, (played by Christian Bale), was a driver who understood just how far he could push a vehicle on the racetrack, having previously worked with Shelby on the Daytona and Cobra development and racing. Shelby’s relationship with British-born Ken Miles, one of the drivers in the 1966 Ford team, provides the basis of the 2019 film Ford v Ferrari. For the GT40 Sports Prototype racing program, Shelby helped develop the MKII variation of the car that had underperformed in the years leading up to 1966, in particular fine-tuning the transmission and improving reliability. Shelby had proven success with the Daytona Coupe in 1964 and prior to that created and unleashed the first Cobra sports car to an adoring racing public. Worse for Ford, Ferrari continued to take the checkered flag, extending a winning streak in place since 1960.ĭespite setbacks and the lackluster performance in ’64 and ’65, Ford was still determined to tame Ferrari’s prancing horse, enlisting the expertise of former racing driver and automotive designer Carroll Shelby. A year later, none of the four vehicles developed and entered by the Americans in the 24 Hours of Le Mans even managed to cross the finish line. For all the monetary infusion into the program, Ford failed to deliver in 1964.
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