Pete Lovely – F5000 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1971 Seattle F5000 USA Lotus 69. Photo Jim Culp via Flickr

1971 Seattle F5000 USA Lotus 69. Photo Jim Culp via Flickr

1971 – Pete Lovely’s unique Lotus 69 Cosworth Ford DFV slips inside John Gunn’s equally unique Eagle Mk5 Plymouth at Seattle International Raceway, 1971. Overexposed and well faded Ektachrome original. Photo and info Jim Culp

1971 Seattle F5000 USA Lotus 69. Photo Jim Culp via Flickr

1971 Seattle F5000 USA Lotus 69. Photo Jim Culp via Flickr

1971 USAC Road Racing Championship at Seattle International Raceway. Scanned from my Ektachrome color slide. Photo Jim Culp

Pete Lovely’s made in Tacoma F1 car. Here’s Pete in the Lotus 69 with DFV power in a 1972 SCCA National race at Seattle International Raceway. Photo Jim Culp

1971 Kent, Washington formula 5000 race. Pete Lovely on the grid before the start of the race. Pete seemed to like Lotus cars as he also raced a Lotus 49 Cosworth DFV Ford. This particular car is a Lotus 69 formula 2 previously owned and raced by Jo Rindt. Pete and his crew pulled the DFV Ford engine from his Lotus 49 and bolted it to the Lotus 69. Truly a one off and unique Lotus F1. Unfortunately this combination was not very successful. Original photograph and info by Paul Watson – scanned from a color slide.