Unless you were around Canadian road race tracks a few—well make that more than a few—years ago, you may not remember the name Al Pease. However, those of us more mature, ahem, race fans will remember him racing just about anything he could get his hands on from Minis to a supercharged MGB to Dan Gurney’s first F1 Eagle, the Coventry Climax-powered Grand Prix car. Al has the distinct honor of participating in the very first Canadian Formula One GP…

Pease at speed in the Eagle at Mosport in 1967. He qualified the car 15th on the 19-car grid and was a non-classified 15th finisher, 43 laps behind.
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