Michael Keyser

Porsche Carrera RSR, start number 14; Al Holbert and Michael Keyser's winning car in the 1976 Sebring 12-hour race

Michael Keyser (born October 5, 1947 in Baltimore ) is a retired American racing car driver , filmmaker , photographer , author and journalist .

Career in the media world

After finishing school, Michael Keyser worked as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun in the early 1960s . From 1969 he also worked as a photographer and filmmaker. He made the film The Speed ​​Merchants in 1972 and brought out a book with the same title in 1973. Another of his publications, A French Kiss With Death - Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans , deals with the genesis of Steve McQueen's Le Mans film .

Career in motorsport

Between 1971 and 1980 Keyser was active in international GT and sports car racing . He celebrated seven overall and six class wins in a total of 86 race starts. He celebrated his first success in the 6-hour race of Mid-Ohio in 1972 , a race in the IMSA GT series that year. His partner in the Porsche 911S was Bob Beasley . His greatest success in motorsport was the overall victory at the Sebring 12-hour race in 1976 , together with Al Holbert in the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1972	Louis Mezanarie	Porsche 911S	Jürgen Barth	Sylvain Garant	Rank 13 and class win
1974	Paul Blancpain	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Milt Minter	Paul Blancpain	Rank 20
1976	IMSA Camel	Chevrolet Monza	Eddie wax		failure	Rear axle

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1971	Toad Hall Racing	Porsche 911S	Bruce Jennings		failure	Cylinder damage
1972	Toad Hall Racing	Porsche 911S	Jürgen Barth		failure	Engine failure
1973	Toad Hall Motor Racing	Porsche Carrera RSR	Milt Minter		Rank 2
1975	Toad Hall Motor Racing	Porsche Carrera RSR	Billy Sprowls	Andrés Contreras	failure	accident
1976	Dickinson Holbert Porsche-Audi	Porsche Carrera RSR	Al Holbert		Overall victory
1977	Harry Jones	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	Harry Jones		failure	Power transmission
1978	RV Shulnburg Scrap Metal	Chevrolet Corvette	Robert Shulnburg	Dave Heinz	failure	mechanics
1980	Shulnburg Scrap Metal	Chevrolet Corvette	Robert Shulnburg	Tim Morgan	failure	Engine failure

Web links

• About Michael Keyser