About this episode
John Morton, known primarily for his success with Datsun, reveals his extensive experience with Porsches and shares captivating stories from his racing career. The conversation dives into his early days, including his introduction to racing through go-karts and his time at Shelby American. Morton recounts his unexpected journey to Sebring, where he became a driver without prior practice on the track. His anecdotes about working with legends like Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles provide a unique glimpse into the racing world of the 1960s, making for an engaging listen.
John Morton is a race car driver. He raced with the Shelby, BRE Datsun, Lola, Porsche, Jaguar and Nissan. Then started vintage racing after 2002.
-1971 & 1972 Trans Am Championship in Datsun 510
-1979 class win at 24 Hours of Daytona in Ferrari 365 GTB/4
-1984 class win at Le Mans in a Lola.
-1993 & 1995 class win at 12 Hours of Sebring in Nissan 300ZX
-1994 winner of 12 Hours of Sebring and class win at Le Mans.
In this episode we talk about:
-Spending his college money on Shelby racing school and a race car.
-His time working at Shelby.
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Datsun 510
"...ominant as he was when he was driving that Datsun 510 and the 240Z for the BRE team, that's what you ge..."
Datsun 240Z
"...e was when he was driving that Datsun 510 and the 240Z for the BRE team, that's what you get remembered ..."
Jaguar XK140
"I had a neighbor with a sports car and that attracted me to sports car racing. He had an MG and then he had a Jaguar XK 140 and then he had a Porsche. What kind of Porsche did he have?"
Shelby Cobra
"...h the magazines because they were introducing the Cobra. Was on the cover of Road and Track and that sort..."
Volkswagen Carmen Gia
"because he had a car that we could drive to Florida and back for that kind of money. It was in Carmen, Gia, the three of us. We got there. I ran into Ken Miles right away."
Ford Mustang
"...told me I was going to, he was going to make me a Mustang driver. And he never did that, but he did."
Porsche 904
"... of who worked at Shelby's also. He put a Porsche 904 engine in Fulmars Lotus 23. He won the championsh..."
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