2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 10 Jim Trueman, owner and founder of Truesports Racing, dies from cancer 16 days after his team wins the Indianapolis 500 (1986). 11 First auto race ever held begins. The 200 km Paris-Bordeaux-Paris event is won by Koechlin in a Peugeot (1895). 11 Pierre Levegh and 81 spectators die when his Mercedes crashes into the stands opposite the…
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