Jeff macpherson born 09 jun 1956 santa ana, california. He is a twotime overall winner of the 24 hours of daytona 1998 and 2002. Click on the number of races to see individual races. American racing series 3 apply american racing series filter grand american rolex sports car series 9 apply grand american rolex sports car series filter international sports racing series 2 apply international sports racing series filter pscr championship 1 apply pscr championship filter sports racing world cup 1 apply sports racing world cup filter. In 1982, driving for bob garretson racing, finished 3rd place in the 24 hours of daytona. Didier theys is a belgian former racing driver who achieved exceptional results in sports car racing, mostly in north america. Leading the pack is didier theys, a belgianborn professional race car driver who won the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring, and was on. The teams lead driver in 2002, didier theys, won grandams driver championship that year, while doranlista racing finished second in the team standings for the third consecutive year. Oct, 2018 those eyes belong to didier theys and elliott forbesrobinson. Theys earned the 2002 driver championship in the premier sports racing prototype class in grand am that year, while his team. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Under kevin dorans direction, the doran racingprepared momo ferrari was the first and only team in u. He is a twotime overall winner of the 24 hours of daytona. The 1998 amazing victory in the daytona 24 race when moretti and his codrivers arie luyendyk, didier theys and mauro baldi were 18 laps down.
Didier theys born 19 october 1956 is a belgian sports car driver. It was fully refreshed and is ready for the track or your collection. Race car driver didier theys has won the checkered flag on multiple occasions including the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring. He graduated to cars in 1998, winning the formula ford junior trophy at the henry morrogh. Experienced eyes help imsa race control judge the action. The driver list that drove this car is a world class lineup from, guy smith, scott sharp, robby gordon, marc goosens, didier theys to the proam jim matthews. Finished tenth in dp and overall with codriver didier theys. Life path number 5 september 1, 1883 didier pitre, canadian ice hockey player d. Professional race driver and motorsports consultant.
Ochopee im in the middle of the everglades, a few miles north of the tamiami trail, and retired race car driver didier theys points to the speedometer of the car he is driving and says, watch. Jun 02, 2015 leading the pack is didier theys, a belgianborn professional race car driver who won the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring, and was on the podium three times at the 24 hours of. Those eyes belong to didier theys and elliott forbesrobinson. In the lead car will be none other than didier theys, belgium racing champion. Theys, 52, will continue to work in the sport as a. Influenced to race by family friend parnelli jones, cogan did very well in karting and formula. Didier theys ferrari challenge head coach ferrari north. Didier theys announces his retirement as driver scottsdale, ariz. Popular sports car racing veteran didier theys said on monday that he will retire from professional race driving, effective immediately.
Driver didier theyss nascar rolex grandam sports car. Popular sportscar racing veteran didier theys said on monday that he. Jeff wood born january 20, 1957 is an american former race car driver born in wichita, kansas. Le mans was next and the team arrived with high hopes. When i was a bit older, it was the drivers who i watched up close on the track that truly stood out, head and shoulders above the rest, banging wheels in the cars i wanted to drive when i came of age. Waldorf astoria driving experience driving a ferrari. Klaus ludwig, jan lammers, martin brundle, jackie ickx, stefan bellof, james weaver, didier theys. October 19, 1956 didier theys, belgian race car driver and coach. Didier theys had a long and successful racing career before becoming head coach of the ferrari challenge race car series free newsletters get the best of including breaking news. Didiers driving achievements include taking the checkered flag on multiple occasions, including the 24 hours of daytona, the 12 hours of sebring, the sports racing prototype driver championship of the grandamerican road racing association along with his three.
This car was never raced post its jim matthews racing career. Jun 08, 2017 this concierge approach to racing in the challenge relieves the driver of management to indulge the pleasures of race weekend. Now settled in bozeman, montana, where he runs an automobile dealership, which. Now retired from driving stopping in 1998 and is a consultant and driver coach. Driving these cars fills your need for speed orlando. Didier also won the 1986 north american super vee title, and followed that up one year later with the american racing series crown. Sportscar ace didier theys retires from competition get.
Unveiled at the end of 1993, at the behest of amateur racer giampiero moretti owner of the momo auto parts business, the 333 sp marked ferraris official return to sports car racing after a 20year absence. Life path number 5 march 26, 1952 didier pironi, french race car driver d. Michael fassbender is a legit ferrari race car driver now. Didier theys racing career profile driver database. Gianpiero moretti 19402012, also referred as giampiero, was an italian racing driver and a founder of the famous momo racing products company. Michael fassbender is part of a small club of actors turned race car drivers from paul newman and steve mcqueen to patrick dempsey and is fresh off a firstplace finish in the first of six.
Made a surprise return to racing in 2012, by appearing at pikes peak hillclimb and returned again in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Theys currently works as a racing driver coach and consultant. Driver maestro didier theys briefs our group before heading out. Life path number 3 february 16, 1949 bob didier, american baseball player and coach. Nov 27, 2014 in the lead car will be none other than didier theys, belgium racing champion. Veteran didier theys has won the first major sportscar race of the motor racing season by leading a team of four drivers to victory in the daytona 24 hours endurance classic. He then made his cart debut in 1983 at the caesars. Made his name in formula atlantic, but formula 1 was a flop and his long cart career is remembered more for his crashes than his speed.
Jun 09, 2019 he won 18 sports car endurance races, including the daytona 24 twice and the sebring 12hour race once. The belgian led an international quartet of drivers in florida, with italians max papis and mauro baldi and car owner fredy lienhard sharing the driving in their dallarajudd. Ochopee im in the middle of the everglades, a few miles north of the tamiami trail, and retired racecar driver didier theys points to the speedometer of the car he is driving and says, watch. Theys is an endurance driving legend, a 2002 grand am national champion, and a former indy car star.
The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. He was formula atlantic rookie of the year in 1977. This concierge approach to racing in the challenge relieves the driver of management to indulge the pleasures of race weekend. Didier theys seems to be trying to restart it again but it wont have it.
Sep 09, 2014 race car driver didier theys has won the checkered flag on multiple occasions including the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring and the sports racing prototype driver championship. Sep 11, 2019 this particular mc12 was purchased new by swiss privateer fredy lienhard, who fielded the car alongside belgian driver didier theys on just two occasions, both in the 2007 american le mans series. That said, he did have a good win, his only in indy cars, in phoenix in 1986. This particular mc12 was purchased new by swiss privateer fredy lienhard, who fielded the car alongside belgian driver didier theys on just two occasions, both in. Biltmore puts guests into ferrari drivers seat az big media. Professional race car driver from 1978 to 2008 with a twotime overall win at the 24 hours of daytona 1998 and 2002. Jun 08, 2018 michael fassbender is part of a small club of actors turned race car drivers from paul newman and steve mcqueen to patrick dempsey and is fresh off a firstplace finish in the first of six. Champion drivers coach guests in f1 race cars, cota. Jeff worked in a race car fabrication shop before being interested in racing.
The biltmores waldorf astoria driving experience with. He was a twotime daytona winner 1998, 2002, sebring 12 hours winner in 1998 and spa 24 hours winner in 1987. Moretti was active in racing for almost forty years, from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, mostly driving for the teams which he was sponsoring. Didier theys born 19 october 1956 1 is a belgian sports car driver. In the final three hours, they made the comeback to take the lead. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. See more ideas about racing, race cars and formula e. Sportscar ace didier theys retires from competition autoweek. Nascar rolex grandam sports car series results wins click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Profile for racing driver didier theys from belgium. At the same time, jim was also taking delivery of his ferrari f50 gt1 and hired professional race car driver didier theys to test both cars.
The podium finish in 1999 was a third overall in the factory audi r8r with codrivers emanuele pirro and frank biela. Full details of racing driver didier theys s record. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Jeff also works as a racing coach for ducati motorcycles. Below are the top belgian racing drivers according to the currently available data on driver database. He claimed 10 victories, the most of any driver, at the wheel of a ferrari 333 sp. After 11pm at night the champion racing audi r8 has stopped at arnage. Forza, the international ferrari magazine was invited to attend this predelivery test day and reported on the event in their april 1999 edition of its magazine. He also won the 1998 and 2002 daytona 24 hours race and the 1998 sebring 12 hours event as well as the 1987 spa 24 hour race. Kevin cogan born 31 mar 1956 culver city, california. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. Didier theys, one of the most successful and popular endurance sportscar drivers on either side of the atlantic, has announced his retirement as a professional race car driver at the age of 52. Guy smith had been called up for bentley duties and so reigning daytona 24hr winner, didier theys, was recruited to run alongside matthews and goosens.
He drove in the canam series for carl haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind danny sullivan. We offer our observations was an incident the responsibility of driver a or driver b. Mar 03, 2009 didier theys, one of the most successful and popular endurance sportscar drivers on either side of the atlantic, has announced his retirement as a professional race car driver at the age of 52. Nextel 250, homesteadmiami speedway march 2 last race. Popular sportscar racing veteran didier theys said on monday that he will retire from professional race driving, effective immediately. He won 18 sportscar endurance races, including the daytona 24 twice and the sebring 12hour race once. The ferrari 333 sp is a sports prototype race car that was built by italian race car manufacturer dallara and later michelotto to compete in the world sports car championship for ferrari. He was the 2002 grandam rolex sports car series champion, winning the daytona 24 hours in the same year. The driver points reflect the top20 drivers in each class after the first race of the 10race season. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for didier theys. Ferraris dont all live in collector garagessome race. He was also the polesitter and a podium finisher at the 24 hours of le mans. Mar 23, 2010 after 11pm at night the champion racing audi r8 has stopped at arnage.
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