Phil Henny
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Phil Louis Henny (born 31 January 1943, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Switzerland) is a racing mechanic,[1] driver,[2][3][4] and author.[5]
Career
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In 1964 he modified a Jaguar E for Swiss driver Maurice Caillet, competing in the FIA Endurance races. In 1965 he toured Europe Formula 2 Championship with French driver Bernard Collomb. In 1966 worked for the Scuderia Filipinetti as a crew chief on the Ford GT40 driven by Peter Sutclife and Dieter Spoerry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1967 joined Carroll Shelby racing team and was one of the mechanic participating in the construction of the Ford MK IV, that won Le Mans in 1967, driven by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt.
From 1969 until 1976, Phil participated in 19 races with SCCA and IMSA. Driving sports cars, Formula 5000, and GT cars. He raced in the Daytona 24 Hours in 1976. In 1973, Phil Founded Drysumpsystems Inc. manufacturing oiling systems adaptable to race cars such as NASCAR, CanAm, TransAm and Formula 5000.
In 2004, Phil released his first book relating his story while working in the sixties at Shelby American.
Published works
[edit]- Just call me Carroll (2004, Editions Cotty; ISBN 0-9765247-1-6)
- Appelle moi Carroll (2005, Editions du Palmier; ISBN 2-914920-49-0)
- Appelle moi Carroll (2013, Editions Cotty; ISBN 978-0-9765247-7-9)
- Bob Bondurant America's uncrowned World Driving Champion (2007, Editions Cotty; ISBN 0-9765247-0-8)
- Bob Bondurant Des Cobra à la Formule1 la meme passion (2008, Editions Cotty; ISBN 978-0-9765247-3-1)
- Nenn mich einfach Carroll (2009, Editions Cotty; ISBN 978-0-9765247-4-8)
- Al Bartz Engine Man (2011, Editions Cotty; ISBN 978-0-9765247-6-2)
- Build your own Cobra (2013, Editions Cotty; ISBN 978-0-9765247-8-6)
- Dave MacDonald – Cobra Man (2018 The will to Win Editions) Cotty.
- Dan Gurney – Nostalgie (2019 English Editions) Cotty. ISBN 978-0692130025
References
[edit]- ^ Comer, Colin (2009-11-15). The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs, and Super Snakes. MotorBooks International. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7603-3578-9. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Phil Henny photo gallery at Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Phil Henny - Racing Sports Cars". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "My Formula 5000". My Formula 5000. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Golfen, Bob (February 17, 2008). "For 40 years, Bondurant's school has fast-tracked good driving". Arizona Republic. pp. AC 1. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
