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Tech Session Legends - Father's Day 2020 Videos (Members Only)

In honor of Father's Day and staying at home with loved ones...

we are sharing PNWR Historian Jay Gillotti’s Tech Ed Video Sessions of Vic Elford and Derek Bell. If you missed these once in a lifetime Tech Ed sessions produced by John Mueller and team, now is your chance to watch these special intimate interviews from right here in our backyard at Chris’s German Auto. Both legendary drivers are reunited with their race cars, hear their stories first hand.

The videos will be available to stream for 10 days only. They are broken up into approx. 45-minute consumable segments for easy viewing.

Registration is required to view the videos as they will be password protected. We kindly ask that you do not share the password as this is a PCA-PNWR member benefit. The password to view these on the streaming platform will be sent to registrants via email on the morning of Friday, June 19th.

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DEREK BELL

Derek Bell’s 917 Show & Tell was filmed on Oct. 27th, 2018.

For over 40 years, Derek had enjoyed one of the most diverse and successful racing careers of any British racing driver. Winning the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Daytona 24 Hours and the World Sports Car Championship he is considered the greatest Englishman to ever compete in endurance racing.

Won

Le Mans 24 Hours - 5 times
Rolex 24 at Daytona - 3 times
World Sports Car Championship - 2 times
16 World Endurance Championships in a 956 & 962
19 IMSA Camel GT Championships in a 962

Raced Formula 1 with -

Ferrari
Wheatcroft
McLaren
Surtees
Tecno

Raced for -

Porsche
Ferrari
BMW
Alfa Romeo
Lola
Chevron
Penske
Mirage
Renault
Holden
March
Surtees
Tecno

VIC ELFORD

Vic Elford’s 908 Show & Tell was filmed on Oct. 28th, 2017.

Vic Elford was one of the fastest drivers of Rally, Sportscar and F1 drivers in the Sixties and Seventies, and a Porsche hero. Did you know Vic was the driver that convinced Porsche to turn the 911 into a racecar? Nicknamed “Quick Vic” by his peers, legendary driver Vic Elford is arguably the most versatile all-around driver of all time.

Career Highlights

1 of 4 to win at Nürburgring six times
1967 European Rally Champion
1968 Monte Carlo Rally winner
1968 Daytona 24 Hour winner
1971 Sebring 12 Hour winner
1968 Targa Florio winner
1968, 1970, 1971 Nürburgring 1000 winner
Hired by Steve McQueen for the film “Le Mans”
Narrator for the film “The Speed Merchants“
Wrote “The Porsche High Performance Driving Handbook” and “Reflections on a Golden Era in Motorsport”
Can Am, TransAm, Off-Road, & NASCAR driver
Managed ATS F1 team, offered Alain Prost first F1 drive
Managed the Porsche Owners Driving School and the Porsche Driving Experience
Only driver to race every version of the Porsche 917
Raced for: Porsche – Ford – Triumph – Lancia - Alfa-Romeo – Ferrari – Chaparral – Shadow – Cooper – Lola – Chevron - Subaru - McLaren in F1 & CanAm - Chevrolet in TransAm
Lap records: Targa Florio – Nurburgring – Daytona – Sebring – Norisring – Monza - Buenos Aires - Road Atlanta - Laguna Seca – Riverside - Le Mans
First driver to lap Le Mans 150mph+