This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
July 1
French national motorcycle champion and politician Christian Estrosi
is born in Nice (1955).
July 2
Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Penske PC-18, wins the CART Budweiser
Cleveland Grand Prix at the Burke Lake Front Airport in Cleveland,
Ohio, USA (1989).
July 3
Andre Citroen, founder of the Citroen automobile company, dies from
stomach cancer at age 57 (1935).
July 4
John Zeitler, driving a Zeitler, wins the first ever Formula Super
Vee race, held at Lime Rock, Connecticut, USA (1970).
July 5
Nigel Mansell drives a Williams-Honda FW11B to victory in the French
Grand Prix at Paul Richard (1987).
July 6
Ferrari suspends all racing activity indefinately because of
continuing industrial disruptions in Italy. The suspension will last
almost three weeks (1966).
July 7
Tony Pilette drives the VDS entered Alfa Romeo T33/2 to victoy in
the Coupe Benelux at Zandvort, Holland (1968).
