Photos: The Dean Lester Collection - Part 1

[Steve Holmes]

One thing that jumps out, is that there are a LOT of photos of Lothar Motschenbacher, who Dean knew well. Lothar was a mainstay in the Can-Am, almost exclusively driving a red car, usually a McLaren, and virtually always with the #11. Lothar was a strong privateer in the series. Not only was he on the grid for the very first Can-Am race at St. Jovite, in 1966, he was also on the grid for the very last Can-Am race at Elkhart Lake, in 1974. He raced a McLaren M1B in 1966, before switching to a Lola T70 in 1967. He then switched back to a McLaren M6B in 1968, and remained loyal to the McLaren brand right to the end. Pictured here is the M6B he raced in 1968, in both USRRC and Can-Am.