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Car number 48, Dan Gurney, McLaren M6B. Note the thin strips of aluminum screwed to the top of the rear wing. Mr. Gurney invented this, and it is now known as the Gurney Flap, or wickerbill. It provides greater downforce, with minimal drag, or aerodynamic disturbance.

Bridgehampton Can-Am

  • Title Bridgehampton Can-Am
  • Source Karl Ludvigsen Photograph Collection  
  • Description Car number 48, Dan Gurney, McLaren M6B. Note the thin strips of aluminum screwed to the top of the rear wing. Mr. Gurney invented this, and it is now known as the Gurney Flap, or wickerbill. It provides greater downforce, with minimal drag, or aerodynamic disturbance.
  • Years 1968  
  • Date 1968-09-15
  • Photographer Stanley Rosenthall  
  • City Sag Harbor  
  • State New York  
  • Country United States  
  • People Gurney, Dan  
  • Marque McLaren  
  • Model McLaren M6B  
  • Event Can-Am Bridgehampton Grand Prix  
  • Venue Bridgehampton  
  • Identifier 2011-023LUDV-1968-b2_25.0_0014
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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