A very happy birthday to F1 veteran and Indy 500 champ Eddie Cheever. Back in 1977, the pairing of him and Gilles Villeneuve was exactly the spark a lacklustre World Championship of Makes required
The World Championship of Makes in 1977 was a rather disjointed affair, consisting of nine events including classics such as the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 1000Km of Nürburgring and Brands Hatch and the Six Hours of Watkins Glen. Conspicuous by its absence was the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest choosing to go its own way on a rules package that encouraged 'pure' sports cars in contrast to the 'silhouette' racers favoured by the Makes Championship.
Yet the season still produced its share of memories, especially the Canadian round at Mosport, where a pair of young lions put a Falz Racing BMW 320i turbo on the podium...
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