Casner Motor Racing Division

Casner Motor Racing Division – also known as America Camoradi (casner motor racing division), Camoradi USA or Camoradi International – was a racing team of the 1960s known for racing Maserati Birdcage sports cars, and a Porsche and Cooper in Formula One. It was founded by Lloyd "Lucky" Casner in 1960, after he gained interest in the Maserati Tipo 61 in August 1959, and was created to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.web cite|url=http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=11902|title=Maserati Tipo 61: The Streamliner|publisher=Classic Driver|accessdate=2006-11-05] The Camoradi team won the 1000km Nürburgring in 1960 despite a broken fuel line half way through the race. The team achieved victory again in 1961, however, due to the unreliability of their cars they never won Le Mans. [web cite|url=http://www.motorsportcollector.com/CMCBirdcage.html|title=CMC Birdcage|publisher=Motor Sport Collector|accessdate=2006-11-05] Camoradi also purchased a single Tipo 63 (a more powerful and faster car) but it also suffered the reliability problems of the Tipo 61s.

The team entered Formula One racing after purchasing Jean Behra's Behra-Porsche RSK, following its creator's death in the machine at the 1959 German Grand Prix meeting. The car was initially entered for Masten Gregory, but its regular driver for the F1|1960 season was Fred Gamble. For F1|1961 Camoradi moved up to a Cooper T53 car, again with Gregory as driver, but results did not come and the team withdrew from Grand Prix racing mid-way through the year.

Racers

*Lloyd Casner was killed while racing his Maserati for Camoradi in the Le Mans of 1965web cite|url=http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/maser12.htm|title=The Birdcage Maserati|publisher=Maserati Alfieri|accessdate=2006-11-05] [web cite|url=http://prweb.com/ebooknews/autoracing_2006-10-28_digest.pdf|title=Automotive Racing Digest|publisher=PRWeb|accessdate=2006-11-05] [web cite|url=http://www.imca-slotracing.com/1967-PART3.htm|title=Ultimate Price for Speed|publisher=IMCA Slotracing|accessdate=2006-11-05]
*Masten Gregory
*Dan Gurney
*Carroll Shelby
*Chuck Daigh
*Stirling Moss

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