News Details
A birthday salute to McLaren's third-ever employee
©McLaren A veteran of 41 Grands Prix starts, Howden Ganley was born on this day in 1941 in Hamilton, New Zealand, and unbeknownst to many the Kiwi was actually McLaren's third-ever employee. A trip to the 1955 New Zealand GP sparked Ganley's interest for the sport and incited him to become a young reporter for the Waikato Times before he took to the track at the wheel of a Lotus Eleven. At just 19, Ganley moved to England where he attempted to further his racing career but was also offered a job as a mechanic by Bruce McLaren, or rather as a 'gopher' until he proved he was competent enough to thread a nut onto the end of a bolt. But racing beckoned once again and from the late sixties...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Birthday boy Paul Tracy's brief history of F1
Paul Tracy - born on this day 52 years ago - enjoyed a successful career...
5y ago from F1i.com
It's a 'Hypy' birthday to Bertrand Gachot!
F1i.com will once again be on its best behaviour today as our founder...
5y ago from F1i.com
Ferrari seat fitting for Sainz on first day working at...
Carlos Sainz enjoyed his first day as a Ferrari employee doing a tour...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com
INEOS buys one-third stake in Mercedes F1 team, Wolff...
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team welcomes INEOS as a one third equal...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Fabio Quartararo admits he was “too optimistic”...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Marco Bezzecchi after record-breaking Thailand lap:...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Ducati “shouldn’t panic” if Marco Bezzeccchi...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
McLaren and Chip Ganassi Racing reach final settlement...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
McLaren, Chip Ganassi and Alex Palou release...
McLaren, Chip Ganassi and Alex Palou have released statements after a...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
How to watch 2026 IndyCar and NASCAR at St. Pete:...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
PREMA confirmed to miss opening IndyCar round
PREMA will not be present for this weekend’s season-opening round of...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why Esapekka Lappi was so happy at WRC Rally Sweden
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Acropolis Rally's Thursday parc ferme will be on a boat
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai “realistic and optimistic” in mission to...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Supercomputer predicts chances of winning UEFA...
The UEFA Champions League draw for the Round of 16 is done, and the road...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal dealt blow as target's current club unwilling...
Arsenal have reportedly been dealt a blow in their transfer plans as Inter...
46m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal to win Champions League? Fans make feelings...
Fans shared their thoughts after Arsenal's path to the UEFA Champions...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal legend Ray Parlour predicts all of Gunners’...
Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has predicted the results of all the Gunners'...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Lewis Hamilton puts F1 rivals on alert with 2026 warning
The Ferrari driver is looking to bounce back from... Read More »
36m ago from RacingNews365.com
Honda identify 'main cause' of Bahrain F1 test horror show
Honda endured a highly difficult pre-season test... Read More »
5h ago from RacingNews365.com
McLaren issue statement after multi-million dollar court...
McLaren's CEO Zak Brown has issued a statement... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com
