Casner Motor Racing Division
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Casner Motor Racing Division or America Camoradi (casner motor racing division) was a racing team of the 1960's known for racing the Maserati Birdcages. It was founded by Lucky Casner in 1960 after he gained interest in the Maserati Tipo 61 in August 1959 and was created to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1] The Camoradi team won the 1000km Nürburgring in 1960 despite a broken fuel line half way through the race. The team achieved victory again in 1961 however due to the unreliability of their cars they never won Le Mans. [2]Camoradi also purchased a single Tipo 63 (a more powerful and faster car) but it also suffered the reliability problems of the Tipo 61's.
[edit] Racers
- LLoyd "Lucky" Casner who was killed racing his Maserati for Camoradi in the Le Mans of 1965[3][4][5]
- Masten Gregory[3]
- Dan Gurney[3]
- Carrol Shelby[1]
- Chuck Daigh[1]
- Stirling Moss[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Maserati Tipo 61: The Streamliner. Classic Driver. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ CMC Birdcage. Motor Sport Collector. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ a b c d The Birdcage Maserati. Maserati Alfieri. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ Automotive Racing Digest. PRWeb. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ Ultimate Price for Speed. IMCA Slotracing. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
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