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20 mars 2024 · As the film sadly depicts, just a few months after Ford defeated Ferrari in the 1966 Le Mans, Ken Miles was killed while testing out a new Ford vehicle (the J-car) at California's Riverside International Raceway. Miles' Ford test car suddenly flipped, crashed, and caught fire.
Paired with the suit are a vintage pair of brown almost black racing shoes and a black racing helmet with an open face. Miles seemed to wear sunglasses alot, and even during laps of Le Mans, the particular model of sunglasses he worse is unknown, but he looked good in them.
Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
17 juin 2018 · The Pooper absolutely dominated the F Modified Class of the SCCA on the west coast of the USA in the 1957 and 1958 with Miles behind the wheel. It was when Ken was hired by Carroll Shelby that his career really took off, and this documentary shows what should have been the highlight of his racing career – in 1966 he had already won ...
Despite that early departure from school Miles proved a literate writer, contributing many articles to racing titles including Road&Track, about wearing helmets (he always did) or trying to persuade the blazered West Coast crowd not to worry about pro drivers, a sticky point socially.
Une « guerre » sur fond de courses d’endurance portée à l’écran par James Mangold dans Le Mans 66 avec au casting Matt Damon (Carroll Shelby) et Christian Bale (Ken Miles). À cette occasion spéciale, l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest a confié à Félix Helmets le soin de créer et réaliser un casque exclusif commémorant l ...
29 sept. 2021 · For the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, Ford entered eight factory GT40s. Although Ken Miles drove his GT40 to a second place in qualifying, the start was anything but satisfactory as the door struck his helmet. Due to this Miles had to return to the pits quickly.
