After Bruce's accident, this is how the modifications were done to the 1970 M8D Can Am car.
And shown clearly in this wonderful photo from the Charles Houser Collection.
So close to avoiding disaster. Just another 10 metres. Goodwood marshal's stand on the Lavant Straight.
(Quote from Wikipedia.com " The circuit claimed the life of McLaren-founder Bruce McLaren in a testing accident on 2 June 1970.
The accident happened on Lavant Straight, when a rear bodywork failure on McLaren's M8D car caused it to spin and leave the track, hitting a structure on the infield at over 100 mph while travelling sideways." )
(Ken Hyndman )
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