HISTORIC CAR ART

Colour gouache study for a final larger painting. 1971 saw the arrival of the BRM P160. It won the Austrian and Italian Grand Prix in the hands of Siffert and Gethin respectively. Pedro Rodriguez drove the number 8 car seen here in the Dutch Grand Prix that year. The race was wet, very wet and the track was treacherously wet and slippery. Ickx led from pole and as everyone else struggled Ickx and Rodriguez built up a big lead with Rodriguez moving ahead on the ninth lap. Their duel would continue for most of the race but towards the end Ickx pulled away to win by nearly eight seconds. The two "wet-weather men" beat the rest of the field by more than one lap. Pedro Rodriguez would die less than one month later at the Norisring Circuit in Germany in an Interserie sports car race at the wheel of a Ferrari 512M. "Daytona Sunrise" by John Ketchell - Rodriguez wins the 1970 Daytona 24 hrs for Porsche. Pedro Rodriguez

The 1000km of Spa, 1971. Having started from pole the No. 20 Porsche 917K of Jo Siffert and Derek Bell finished 2nd behind the winning similar car of Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie oliver (No.21). None of the three Ferrari 512 entered finished the race... "917 v 512" by Rob Ijbema . Acrylics on Canvas (28" x 20").

#Ferrari 312PB. #motoring #art The 1971 1000kms of Nurburgring and the Ferrari 312PB driven by Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni. "Out of the Red" by John Ketchell The pair put the car on pole with a time of 7:36.1 but unfortunately did not finish due to overheating problems. The race was won by Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse driving the Porsche 908/03. Original Poster for the event Both the original poster and painting by John Ketchell are available from Historic Car Art .