1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint car builder and Indy 500 crew chief Wally Meskowski dies at the age of 64 (1980). 4 • Denny Hulme, driving a Brabham BT4, wins the first Tasman Series race, held at Levin, New Zealand (1964). 5 • Trevers Walkett, one of four brothers who formed Ginetta Cars, dies at age 76 (2000). 6 • Sprint car racer Jeff Swindell is born (1961). 7 •…

reigning F1 world champion nigel mansell drives on an american oval for the first time when he practices at Phoenix, arizona, in a newman/haas Lola-Ford.