Victory in motorsport depends on three factors: the skill and audacity of the driver, the resistance of the vehicle and the sponsorship of luck. All three must work together to make the driver start to finish champion. While other factors may overwork to compensate for a deficiency in another ultimately, a perfect blend needed to create the desired success with Lady Luck, a major player in the game And yet, for reasons unknown to mere mortals there was little Lady Luck drivers declined the honor. Driver Mario Andretti said: “Everything comes to those who wait, but a cat.” And for the driver Jean Behra, Lady Luck was a cat. Behra was born February 16, 1921 in Nice, France. In 1938 he began a career as a motorcycle rider. However, the Second World War intervened and put her career on hold for the duration. After the war he returned to the race of Moto Guzzi motorcycle and won four championships in France. Then in 1950, started racing cars. Later this year, has offered a place in the team Gordini. Then in 1952 he has been away from the Ferrari factory powerful to win the Grand Prix of Reims. In November of that year, he joined the Pan American road race in Oaxaca, Mexico, driving solo for Gordini. He won the stage covering 533 kilometers at an average speed of 143 kmh. And the second day, was again led the pack until he went into a curve and plunged into an embankment twenty-five feet of rock. The years 1953 and 1954 have also been unfortunate for Behra that not only score a championship point, but struggled to finish races. Let Behra Gordini in 1955 and signed with Maserati. But he could not take control of the Mercedes-Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. He finished first in three non-championship race at Pau, Bordeaux and Bari. In 1957, he won the 12 Hours of Sebring has been associated with Fangio. He began the 1958 season with high hopes for the conduct of the GRE, but again was confronted with mechanical problems. Then, on Easter Monday Goodwood experienced brake failure Behra went against a concrete wall. He was almost thrown out of the car and, although wounded could walk. Behra then moved to Ferrari, but continued to mechanical problems. In 1959, he lost the lead due to engine problems, then again in the Grand Prix at Reims a piston failed. This was only the French could manage this Tavon accused of unfair treatment at Ferrari. The discussion ended with the drilling Behra Tavon then fired. A month later, while the Grand Prix race Avus, Germany and Behra lost control and hit a concrete barrier. He was released into the air and struck a flagpole. Behra was buried in his hometown of Nice. He was loved by fans for his “go-for-broke” style of driving to mechanical problems and respected by his opponents. Companion Driver Juan Manuel Fangio Behra described as “too brave.” Although three miles mourning compatriots and supporters and all the races of the community attended his funeral was attended by Enzo Ferrari or the masses or sent their condolences.

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