: We call these Derek Bell, after the five time Le Mans winner,
: codriver of Jo Siffert and stunt driver during the film Le Mans.

: Some info and photo from my book page 58 attached:

: Derek Reginald Bell MBE (born October 31, 1941 in Pinner,
: Middlesex) is a former racing driver from England who was
: extremely successful in sportscar racing, winning 5 times at Le
: Mans. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, McLaren,
: Surtees and Tecno teams.

: Derek Bell in the Wheatcroft Racing Brabham BT26 at the
: Nürburgring in 1970.
: Bell demonstrating the Ferrari 312B3 "Spazzaneve" test
: car at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed.He grew up on a farm
: and helped to run a caravan site near Pagham Harbour before
: being encouraged by his stepfather Bernard Hender to take up
: racing in 1964 with Lotus Seven. He graduated to Formula 3 in
: the following year in a Lotus 31 and in 1966 switched to a Lotus
: 41 scoring his first victory at Goodwood. In 1967 he enjoyed
: seven wins. He entered Formula 2 in a privateer Brabham BT23C
: fielded by his stepfather's Church Farm Racing team and had
: several promising performances, which caught Ferrari's eye and
: made his Grand Prix debut at Monza. In 1969 he raced at
: Silverstone with Ferrari and also raced the four-wheel-drive
: McLaren M9A in its only race in the British Grand Prix.

: Bell was one of many drivers to take part in the filming of Le Mans
: (1970) starring Steve McQueen. Bell had a lucky escape during
: the making of the film. The Ferrari 512 he was driving suddenly
: caught fire whilst getting into position for a take. He managed
: to get out of the car just before is was engulfed in flames and
: suffered minor burns. The car was badly damaged but later
: rebuilt.

: Bell was also a runner in the 1970 European Formula 2 Championship
: driving a March. In 1972 he got the drive in the Tecno F1 team,
: along with Nanni Galli. He later raced a number of times for the
: Surtees team but also built a strong reputation as a fine sports
: car racer.

: He won two World Sportscar Championship titles (1985-86), three in
: the 24 Hours of Daytona (1986-87 and 1989) and five victories at
: Le Mans (in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987), mostly teamed with
: Jacky Ickx in one of the Porsche 936 and Porsche 956/Porsche 962
: models. Ickx/Bell is nowadays considered as one of the most
: famous pairings in motorsport history.

: Bell was awarded the MBE in 1986 for services to motorsport.

: Bell was hired as chairman for the failed Spectre R42 project
: between 1996 to its demise in 1997 and was hired to consult for
: the Bentley team in 2001, helping them to win Le Mans two years
: later. He now splits his time between the United States and
: Bognor Regis, and commentates on Formula One races which he has
: done for and drives in historic events, as well as performing an
: ambassadorial role for Porsche. Bell is currently an operating
: partner of Bentley Naples in Naples, Florida.

: His son, Justin Bell is also a racer. The two raced together in the
: 1991 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bell
: was to race in the 2008 Daytona 24 hours with Justin, however
: the car dropped out of the race early and Derek did not get to
: run in the race.

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