Fundraising For Vic Elford, Time To Help One Of The Best Of The Best - Dailysportscar

One of our sport’s greatest ever all-rounders, Vic Elford, is in need of our help.

Now 85 years old Vic is suffering at present with the return of an aggressive form of prostate cancer and is struggling too with the after effects of a broken leg after a fall.

Couple all of that with the travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic and Vic has been entirely unable to travel to the race and historic events where he can continue to earn a living. Beyond that, there is now an urgent need for support with medical expenses, and for the equipping of his home with the relevant specialist equipment (including the urgent need for a stair lift) that is now sorely needed to assist Vic and his wife to have quality of life.

DSC is joining with the efforts of our pal Marshall Pruett, and Vic’s pal and fellow racing legend Brian Redman in trying to raise some of the funding that the towering figure in our sport needs right now.

As part of that effort, each day this week DSC will be re-running a multi-part interview conducted by our founding editor Malcolm Cracknell, If you enjoy the interview please do take a look at the Go Fund Me page established by Marshall and Brian to help the fundraising drive.

Marshall summarises some of the achievements of Vic on his RACER.com piece thus:

Regarded as one of the sport’s great all-rounders, Elford made his name in the 1960s with a string of results that continue to defy comprehension.

The 1968 season stands out as the ultimate expression of his skills. He opened the year with a famous win at the Rally Monte Carlo driving a Porsche 911 on January 25, then travelled to Florida where he won the Daytona 24 Hours on February 4 in a Porsche 907, and added a victory in a 907 at the treacherous Targa Florio in Italy, where drivers braved the 45-mile course formed on public roads.

And he wasn’t done in 1968; upon his Formula 1 debut in July at the Rouen circuit in France with the modest Cooper-BRM outfit, Elford placed fourth behind future world champion Jackie Stewart.

Revered by his peers and a cadre of today’s most successful drivers, Elford’s ability to drive almost anything and take it to the front has placed the veteran of rallying, sports cars, F1, Can-Am, Trans Am, NASCAR, and two-time class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the pantheon of greats.

Brian Redman: “Vic’s many successes and accomplishments are well-known, but what stood out for me was his desire to race the new and unproved Porsche 917 at Le Mans in 1969,” he said. “Why? Because it was 20 mph faster on the four-mile Mulsanne straight than anything else! Vic and Richard Attwood were leading with only three hours to go when the gearbox casing cracked.

“In 1970 with the new long-tail 917, Vic set a new qualifying record at an average of just over 150 mph and the fastest lap in the race at an average of 149.90. So, not just ‘Quick Vic,’ but ‘Brave Vic,’ whose bravery is demonstrated once more while combating cancer.”

Once again that Go Fund Me page Fundraising for Vic Elford

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