Nationality British Wins 0 Active years 1959 - 1960 Name Mike Taylor | Entries 2 (1 start) Role Racing driver Championships 0 | |
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Born 24 April 1934 (age 90) ( 1934-04-24 ) Teams privateer Cooper, Lotus Similar People Alan Stacey, Chris Bristow, Henry Taylor, Trevor Taylor, Tim Parnell | ||
Mike taylor wiggle it jiggleit 922 june 26 2016
Michael Taylor (24 April 1934 – 4 April 2017) was a racing driver from Great Britain. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 July 1959. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. His racing career effectively ended when his steering column weld failed on his Lotus 18 in the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix at 160 mph (260 km/h). He was thrown from the car, cutting down a tree with his body and broke several bones (Alan Stacey and Chris Bristow were killed and Stirling Moss was also injured at the event, crashing his Lotus 18 in practice). He was paralysed, but after therapy was able to regain the ability to walk.
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- Mike taylor wiggle it jiggleit 922 june 26 2016
- Chump ra mike taylor 2nd stint
- Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Because of his car failure Taylor later sued Lotus successfully, one of the few successful actions against the makers of a racing car.
After his accident, Taylor sporadically competed in long distance rallying, finishing third in the London–Sydney Marathon in 1977 in a Citroën CX with Paddy Hopkirk and Bob Riley. Taylor also had a career in property speculation. He died on 4 April 2017 after a battle with cancer.
Chump ra mike taylor 2nd stint
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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