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Howden Ganley, McLaren's third-ever employee
Phillip van Osten
24/12/2024 at 11:4524/12/2024 at 08:39 ©Roger Dixon A veteran of 41 Grands Prix starts, Howden Ganley - seen here above hitting a ride atop François Cevert's Tyrrell at Zandvoort in 1973 - was born on this day in 1941 in Hamilton, New Zealand. And unknown to many the Kiwi was actually McLaren's third-ever employee! A trip to the 1955 New Zealand GP sparked Ganley's interest for the sport and prompted him to become a young reporter for the Waikato Times before he took to the track at the wheel of a Lotus Eleven. At just 19, Ganley moved to England where he attempted to further his racing career but was also offered a job as a mechanic by Bruce McLaren, or rather as a...
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