Birdcage at The Ring

I drove the Birdcage Maserati for Lucky Casner’s Camoradi Team on three occasions in 1960, beginning with the 1,000 kilometers of Buenos Aires where Masten Gregory and I led until the gearbox failed. At Sebring I was teamed with Stirling Moss and we had built up a substantial lead, but then with four hours to go, the rear end broke. That was a constant problem, so the factory worked hard to find a solution prior to the 1,000-kilometer race at…