Scuderia Camoradi. From the dream to the tragedy of Le Mans

Lloyd “Lucky” Casner, a native of Miami, founded Scuderia Camoradi (Casner Motor Racing Division) in 1959, supported by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which was seeking visibility outside of America. After racing as a gentleman driver in the United States for the previous three years, he decided to focus both as a driver and as the driving force behind his team, which gloriously carried the American colours, in the World Championship and at Le Mans.

Although numerous cars have raced under the Camoradi colours – Porsche Carrera and RSK, Chevrolet Corvette, Ferrari 250 TR, and OSCA – the Scuderia is most famous for investing in the Maserati Birdcage project, using both the Tipo 61 and the Tipo 63, as well as the Tipo 151. During these years, Casner allowed Maserati, which in 1957 won the Formula 1 World Championship with Juan Manuel Fangio, to showcase the technical talent of the Italian brand.