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A motorsport legend has passed away. Dan Gurney has died at the age of 86, after complications from pneumonia. But he leaves behind not just some epic race victories, but some important motorsport developments. He introduced the full-face helmet, as the first driver to wear one at the 1968 German Grand Prix. His off-the-cuff dousing of his team when he won Le Mans in 1967 (alongside AJ Foyt) introduced the now obligatory champagne spray to race podiums. Then there"s the Gurney flap, the little lip he introduced to spoilers which multiplies downforce with minimal drag. As well as being rather handy on racecars, it"s a technology that"s graduated to aerospace, too. Less well known is the Gurney bubble, built into the roof his Ford GT40 so that his 6 feet and 4 inches would actually fit
Date written: 15 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
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A motorsport legend has passed away. Dan Gurney has died at the age of 86, after complications from pneumonia. But he leaves behind not just some epic race victories, but some important motorsport developments. He introduced the full-face helmet, as the first driver to wear one at the 1968 German Grand Prix. His off-the-cuff dousing of his team when he won Le Mans in 1967 (alongside AJ Foyt) introduced the now obligatory champagne spray to race podiums. Then there"s the Gurney flap, the little lip he introduced to spoilers which multiplies downforce with minimal drag. As well as being rather handy on racecars, it"s a technology that"s graduated to aerospace, too. Less well known is the Gurney bubble, built into the roof his Ford GT40 so that his 6 feet and 4 inches would actually fit
Date written: 15 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10552
