Patrick Bedard
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Patrick Bedard is an American automobile
racing driver and journalist
.
In the 70's, Car and Driver
magazine challenged its readers to series of Sports Car Club of America
(SCCA) sanctioned, 25-lap Showroom Stock Sedan races. In the Car and Driver SS/Sedan Challenge II, Bedard finished first driving their Opel 1900 Sedan. In the Car and Driver SS/Sedan Challenge III in 1974, Bedard drove the 1973 Chevy Vega GT #0, winning the tie-breaker race. The lone Vega beat 31 other well-driven Showroom Stocks
The first racing victory by a Wankel engined car in the United States was in 1973, when Bedard won an IMSA RS race at Lime Rock Park
in a Mazda RX-2
.
Bedard drove for Jaguar Cars in endurance racing, and driving in the Indianapolis 500
in 1983 and 1984, finished 30th both times; the 2nd time retiring through a colossal accident where his car flipped several times. Bedard then retired from motor racing but continued to write for Car and Driver
magazine where he had been employed since March 1968.
After nearly 42 concecutive years of employment with Car and Driver, Bedard announced he was leaving the magazine in his regular column after the August 2009 issue.
Automobile
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racing driver and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
In the 70's, Car and Driver
Car and Driver
Car and Driver is an American automotive enthusiast magazine. Its total circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hearst Magazines, who purchased prior owner Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 2011...
magazine challenged its readers to series of Sports Car Club of America
Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America is a club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers.-History:...
(SCCA) sanctioned, 25-lap Showroom Stock Sedan races. In the Car and Driver SS/Sedan Challenge II, Bedard finished first driving their Opel 1900 Sedan. In the Car and Driver SS/Sedan Challenge III in 1974, Bedard drove the 1973 Chevy Vega GT #0, winning the tie-breaker race. The lone Vega beat 31 other well-driven Showroom Stocks
The first racing victory by a Wankel engined car in the United States was in 1973, when Bedard won an IMSA RS race at Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lime Rock, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in the state’s northwest corner...
in a Mazda RX-2
Mazda RX-2
The Mazda RX-2 was a midsize car introduced in 1970 and sold through 1978. It used a rotary engine and shared a chassis with the piston-engined Mazda Capella/616/618....
.
Bedard drove for Jaguar Cars in endurance racing, and driving in the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
in 1983 and 1984, finished 30th both times; the 2nd time retiring through a colossal accident where his car flipped several times. Bedard then retired from motor racing but continued to write for Car and Driver
Car and Driver
Car and Driver is an American automotive enthusiast magazine. Its total circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hearst Magazines, who purchased prior owner Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 2011...
magazine where he had been employed since March 1968.
After nearly 42 concecutive years of employment with Car and Driver, Bedard announced he was leaving the magazine in his regular column after the August 2009 issue.