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Apr 4, 2020 · Richard Attwood, one of the most successful works racing drivers of Porsche AG, celebrates his 80th birthday today. 50 years ago, the British racing driver Attwood achieved the first overall victory for Porsche at the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Hans Herrmann.
Mar 10, 2017 · Retirement plan. 03/10/2017. Nearly 50 years on from winning Le Mans, Richard Attwood is still racing and still getting podiums. You can’t keep a good man down. Richard Attwood, Porsche’s first ever overall winner at Le Mans in 1970, is now 77 years old. Normally, that’s the stage of life where most of us mortals are thinking about what ...
Mar 6, 2020 · In 1970, after exactly 4,607.811 kilometres or 343 laps, Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood crossed the finishing line first in the Porsche 917 KH from Porsche Salzburg with the start number 23. “It was a race dominated by rain and it felt we had to permanently keep changing the tyres and adapt to the situation at hand.
Aug 11, 2010 · Wolverhampton-born Richard Attwood drove the iconic Porsche 917 to its most important victory at Le Mans in 1970. Here he reminisces on his racing career. Published Aug 11, 2010. It defines the ...
Sep 26, 2017 · The car of Attwood-Herrmann qualified last (16th) of the eight Porsche 917s at the start. Richard Attwood : "From my point of view, before we started after qualifying, we were not going to win this race." The #23 Porsche 917 K's victory was the result of exceptional circumstances as well as a methodical, deliberate climb.
4. Richard James David “Dickie” Attwood (born 4 April 1940, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British motor racing driver, from England. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Championship Grands Prix, achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points.
Jul 7, 2014 · Chassis number 022 has a standard 4.5-litre engine, a four-speed gearbox and bodywork so aerodynamically unfriendly that when Attwood drove its identically configured and liveried sister 023 to victory at Le Mans in 1970, it pulled just 205mph on the Mulsanne straight. A 5-litre, 5-speed long-tail 917 would be capable of perhaps 245mph.
