Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) an exceptional New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor, his legend lives on. His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, winning a total of 8 constructors’ world championships and 12 drivers’ world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972 (and five Constructors’ Championships), and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and more.Against the Odds Bruce Mc Laren changed the world for ever Movie: Mc Laren Roger Donaldson’s movie Mclaren, a documentary tells the story of this motor racing and designer legend who died too young. Review: New Zealand is awfully good at finding something internationally successful to be proud of, but while sometimes this can feel a bit embarrassing and parochial, being the birthplace of one of the most enduring Formula One racing teams in the world is plenty to write home about. Bruce McLaren’s unassuming trajectory from invalid schoolboy to world champion racing car driver is also a story to crow about, and something all Kiwis can celebrate.McLaren is the much-anticipated documentary created by one of our prized exports, Roger Donaldson, a born Aussie who grew up in Aotearoa. Even if you dislike motor racing you can appreciate how successful Kiwi born Bruce McLaren was in such very a competitive field. Volta Systems NZ Ltd Cenntro Auto Motors Divn www.cenntroautoNZ.com intends to use the inspiration of legends like Bruce McLaren to show what Kiwis can do i.e. punch above our weight and establish an EV Motor developing and design industry including EV Racing in New Zealand , we are under no illusions about the challenges in competing for head-on with the entrenched large multi-nationals
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) an exceptional New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor, his legend lives on.
