S1 Ep16: Bruce McLaren Pt. I - New Zealand’s Racing Prodigy

Past Gas

Donut Media

Leisure, Comedy, History, Automotive

4.9 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

We all know the McLaren supercars like the Senna, P1, and 720s. But where did the company that built their beauties get their start? We begin our series on Bruce McLaren, one of Motorsport’s most influential figures, with his early life on the small island nation of New Zealand. Bruce had a rough start, as a kid he was confined to a hospital bed for two years. His time in the hospital taught him great academic discipline, a skill which assisted in the meticulous construction of his race cars later on. Join us as we explore Bruce’s early days of racing: from building a hillclimb car with his dad, to his journey to England to compete in Formula 2 racing!

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0:00.0	Yeah, no quick touch what dials that I'm turning my headphones down. You turned
0:07.4	them up. Yeah, you turn off. Okay, don't you want to believe in the intro? I think you should
0:14.2	every time you're good. Okay. Yeah, welcome back to past gas. Give it a little more.
0:19.1	Welcome back to gas gas. If you're gonna if you're gonna do the intro. All right, give
0:23.8	it some. All right, give us some. All right, hey, juice. Hey, Bruce McLaren. Yes, it is.
0:29.4	Hello, hello listener. Welcome back to past gas. The donut media automotive history podcast.
0:35.4	Thank you. Thank you for joining us once again. I love I love all the engagement we've gotten.
0:43.2	I love all the kind words that you guys send us on Twitter and all the other places.
0:46.8	I apologize personally for all the gross mouth noises I've been doing. Yeah, I'm gonna clear the
0:51.5	air. I'm not Deadpool's friend from the bar. Yeah, TJ Miller is not in the studio with me today.
0:58.9	Who is in the studio today is Mr. James Pumphrey? Oh, baby. Mr. Joe Weber. You stole my noise.
1:08.8	I'm sorry. I was gonna say, oh, baby. We were shopping in the car on the way over here. I
1:14.2	didn't know that like we decided who was gonna get it. It's all right. You can have it. I also just
1:18.8	realized I'm still wearing sunglasses that I put on as a joke. We are discussing Bruce McLaren
1:25.4	today. The life of Bruce McLaren. You know what? I don't know how many parts this is gonna be.
1:30.1	Today are definitely at least two, maybe three, maybe four, depending on all the research.
1:35.5	Past gas podcast is not yours. It's not about forks. Hey guys, welcome to the past gas podcast.
1:43.1	If you like past gas, please help us grow by giving us a good rating and a nice review on the
1:47.6	podcast platform of your choice. It'll really help us out. And I really appreciate that. So thank
1:53.2	you. All right. Now for the show. The McLaren automotive company is known for building some of the
1:58.0	coolest supercars on the road. There's a McLaren service station down the street from our office.
2:04.2	And at least once a day, a McLaren 720S drive is by and I think, oh, baby. Yeah. Oh, baby.
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