This is a great article on young American Tim Mayer, who sadly died before he could fully realise his potential.

Kiwis may remember his fantastic drives in the 1964 Tasman rounds in NZ.

Although new to the power of the 2.5L Climax. and competing against stars such as Brabham, McLaren, Hulme and Amon, he scored great results. 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 2nd were pretty good for a newcomer.

The 8th was after a pit stop having been forced off by another driver. The 2nd at Teretonga was behind his team boss McLaren, where they had a form finish and he was only 0.1s behind.

Interesting to note how far his head was above his roll bar. This would not be allowed now.

https://primotipo.com/2016/11/18/tim...ght-have-been/

Highly recommended