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

  • 25 October 2023
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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.

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