3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer and Shadow. Follmer brought his Shadow in sixth place in the South African Grand Prix at Kylami (1973). 3 Indy car racer Mike Mosley dies in a road accident (1984). 5 Fritz Huschke von Hanstein dies of natural causes (1996). 6 Gottlieb Daimler dies of natural causes (1900). 5 Sports car and vintage racer Bob Akin is born (1936). 8 Don Garlits loses the top of his foot when the transmission in…
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