When he got his first Le Mans drive. Tony had already established himself as a fast driver, having won the Trans Am Championship in 1968 in a Porsche 911 and the F5000 Championship in 1969 in a Gurney Eagle. The real story of the 1970 Le Mans was the rain. Probably close to 20 of the 24 hours was spent in rains that were frequently torrential. Movie making was serious business to Steve McQueen. In addition to running his own private 908 to get actual race footage, Porsche loaned him a 917K from the John Wyer Gulf team. There were some serious casualties during the filming that are not often spoken about including the crash that caused David Piper a leg.
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Some of the Story Behind the Making of the Movie Le Mans Starring Steve McQueen
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