Bruce Leslie McLaren
Bruce was Born and raised in Auckland on the 30 of August 1937. he Went to school at the Auckland University of Technology. When he was nine he had Perthes disease which gave him a limp, especially when he was tired. His first race at 16 made him very nervous he is also well know for Racing in cars around the world and winning many world class races throughout his life. Making the McLaren cars, which are named after him. and There has been a movie made about his life. some significant moments is that he was The youngest driver to win a grand Prix. He created his own car company known as the McLaren in 1966. Bruce won SPA in 1968 in his own McLaren-Ford. he had a wife called Patricia Broad and a child called Amanda McLaren and his mother Ruth McLaren and his father Les McLaren Bruce McLaren has lots of good times but sadly he died at the age of 32 on the 2 June 1970 at Goodwood Motor Circuit, United Kingdom
It was a lot of fun researching about Bruce McLaren but hard to find all the info Like his early life.
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