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Bruce Kessler had a short but sweet racing career from 1953 to 1959. It started when he borrowed his mother’s XK120 Jag at the age of 17. He raced all over the world and Sports Illustrated called Bruce “Daring young Bruce Kessler.” He was sent to Le Mans in 1957 to drive for Porsche and tested for Centro Sud F1 250F Maserati in Modena. He drove for Scarab, raced Ferraris, and ran at exciting venues including The Cuban Grand Prix, the Nassau Classic, Sebring, Silverstone, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, and Riverside. A serious accident ended his racing career and he landed in Hollywood where he became a film and television director. His film The Sound of Speed represented the USA at the Cannes Film Festival in 1962 and won the first Golden Eagle awarded by the American Film Institute. Just a few of his many other credits include The Monkees, The Flying Nun, Mission: Impossible, Marcus Welby, MD, and The Rockford Files, to name just a few.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Ironclad Performance Wear • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Opportunity arrives at very strange times.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Bruce shares about a chance meeting that instigated a change in his career.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
Chopped and channeled 1947 Mercury Convertible with a Carson top
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Finish the race!
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Tim Considine
RECOMMENDED BOOK
The History of the Yanks at LeMans, by Tim Considine
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Keep your foot in.
WHERE TO FIND BRUCE
Find Bruce in and around the auto racing and boating scenes.
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