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Henry Clifford "Cliff" Allison (8 February 1932 – 7 April 2005) was a British racing driver from England, who participated in Formula One during seasons to for the Lotus, Scuderia Centro Sud, Ferrari and UDT Laystall teams. He was born and died in Brough, Westmorland (now Cumbria). ==Formula Three and Sports Cars== Cliff Allison started his racing career in a Formula Three Cooper 500 in 1953 before being spotted by Colin Chapman. Allison won the performance prize driving a 744cc Lotus in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans.〔''Flockhart and Bueb Sweep Mark To Win 24-Hour Le Mans Auto Grind'', New York Times, 24 June 1957, Page 40.〕 The Lotus of Allison and Colin Chapman finished sixth in the 1958 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race for sports cars.〔''Collins-Hill Ferrari Wins 12-Hour Race at Sebring'', New York Times, 23 March 1958, Page S1.〕 Allison came in fourth with his Lotus in the 1958 Grand Prix of Europe at Spa-Francorchamps, more than four minutes behind victor Tony Brooks.〔''Brooks Vanwall Finishes First in Grand Prix Race in Belgium'', New York Times, 16 June 1958, Page 30.〕 Allison and Dan Gurney shared one of three team Ferrari cars that competed in the June 1959 1000 km Nürburgring race. Seventy-five cars entered the 1000 kilometre race which was a world championship event for sports cars.〔''75 Cars To Start at Nürburgring'', New York Times, 7 June 1959, Page S6.〕 Allison was paired with Jean Behra in a Ferrari which finished second in the 1959 12 Hours of Sebring.〔''Ferraris Score in 12-Hour Race'', New York Times, 22 March 1959, Page S1.〕 The drivers received $1,500 in prize money.〔''Hill and Gendebien Split Sebring Prize of $3,000'', New York Times, 23 March 1959, Page 40.〕 Allison was credited with the fastest lap of the Sebring race in the No. 9 Ferrari. He was clocked at 3 minutes 21.6 seconds on the 97th lap of the 5.2-mile course.〔''It Was Allison'', New York Times, 1 April 1959, Page 49.〕 In May 1960 Allison skidded off the road during practice for the Targa Florio in Palermo, Sicily. His Ferrari reached a speed of 100 miles per hour when a tyre burst, or so the driver believed. The car crashed into a scrub forest, destroying itself and most of what it touched. When the mishap occurred the Ferrari was nearing the end of a five-mile straight by the sea. This was the only very fast stretch of road in the event. Allison escaped from the wreck without a scratch, but his face was ashen and his mouth hung open with an expression of fear.〔''Crack-up Frightens Driver Out of Targa Florio in Sicily'', New York Times, 8 May 1960, Page S6.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cliff Allison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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