YAM1 from the Porsche thread shared the following info: New Christian "Bino" Heins in 550-05. He campaigned the car in Brazil that year using #66. He also ran the car at Mil Quilômetros Ciudad de Buenos Aires January 20 1957 (LINK) with the same numbering. He sold 550-05 and moved to Europe in the end of ‘57. m.h. P.S.: Heins was 22 years old in April 1957.
He alas lost his life a few years later in an Alpine Renault M63 in a fiery multi car crash on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans 1963...
Sad story as he swerved into an oil spot trying to miss a driver who had just been ejected from his own car crash and was lying on the track.
You can read the Story in a Wkipedia Article : https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Heins A tragic end of a very talented young driver.This accident was caused because of the very primitve Safety precautions.
What really caused it all was an Aston Martin spewing large quantities of oil there, several cars crashed, Manzon was ejected, thrown onto the track and Heins trying to avoid him crashed into the wrecked cars.
This is also him… at some point his luck ran out. But yes, he was one of Brazil’s early promises. Image Unavailable, Please Login
You can watch on Barcchetta.cc http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/0010M.166MM.htm It might be chassis number 0010M which had a accident in Lap 53.
26 July, Italian racing driver Antonio Ascari tragically died while leading the French Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo P2 at the Autodrome de Montlhéry near Paris. Image Unavailable, Please Login
June 1965 Le Mans race Willy Mairesse- Jean Blaton Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 275 GTB #06885 "la Sauterelle" Chienisse - Boyer Alpine Renault M64Gt or A110Gt4 ©Never know Image Unavailable, Please Login
Old Fotos from Alberto Ascari and Silvio Vailati Pics from the Book: La carosserie Touring by Carlo Felice Anderloni and Angelo Tito Anselmi The Car is a AAC 150 ( Auto Avio Construzioni ) The very first car from Maranello. Because of a contract without the Name Ferrari on it. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I had the chance to meet Count Righini during a trip to Maranello. We talked together and he had offered me, in addition to a good coffee in his office, this photograph with his unique copy. I hope he is doing well.
Eau Rouge was later resealed and made much less terrifying but only Bellof ever thought to pass back then, it just wasn't that sort of corner. I recall the then Porsche team manager discussing Bellof setting a new lap record of the old Nurburgring and then writing off the Rothmans 956 in a tens of metres jump and saying something like "oh well, he is young and he will learn". Bellof was brave to the point where it bordered on insanity and if he hadn't have tried that move, could have been faster than Senna!
I was at Monaco 84, at Ste Devote (first floor balcony rented by BMW France) and Bellof in the Tyrrell was even faster than Senna in the Toleman as they were catching Prost under the deluge! Many consider him the greatest of all lost talents and I agree. Here is the race video, of course race director Jacky Ickx red and chequered flagged it about half way due to excessive rain.
Of course he was faster than everyone else, with a Tyrrell 50kg lighter. Especially in Monaco, it took on incredible proportions.
