Pit Stops
J. McCormack used his Leyland P76-t>ased racing engine in his Formula A Elfin for the first time at the Oran Park race, the first Australian round of the Stuyvesant series. He was leading the race when a plug lead shook loose, and he eventually finished fourth. The allaluminium engine is said to produce about 425 b.h.p., and was developed by Repco. * « #
The latest Formula 1 Lotus — now known, of course, as a John Player Special for sponsorship reasons — has four pedals and an electric clutch. There are two brake pedals, an accelerator and a clutch, but the clutch pedal is used only for standing starts —■ from then on, a button on the gear-lever disengages the drive for gearchanges. The driver uses left-foot braking during normal driving, allowing him to keep one foot still on the accelerator. During “panic” type braking he uses his right foot — even both feet. The two brake pedals are linked, and both work the full braking system in the normal way.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33478, 8 March 1974, Page 5
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