2 Bruce McLaren is killed in an accident while testing the McLaren M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 5 Umberto Maglioli, who gave Porsche its first overall Targa Florio win, is born in Biello, Italy (1928). 5 Jim Clark starts his first Grand Prix, the Dutch at Zandvoort (1960). 10 Five cars begin the Paris-Peking road race in Peking, China. It will take two months for the competitors to reach Paris (1907). 11 Mark Donohue debuts the Penske Porsche…

Dickie Attwood and Hans Hermann win the 24-Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 917K (1970).