USPA NEWS - Ecurie Ecosse started life as a small, resourceful racing team from Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded with a meagre budget in November 195l by Fl racing driver-turned entrepreneur David Murray. The outfit would go on to defy all odds by grabbing back-to-back victories at Le Mans, becoming champions in 1956 and 1957. The achievements were nothing short of remarkable. Murray’s ‘Team Scotland’ was based at Merchiston Mews, a cobble-laden lane of garages in suburban Edinburgh. Backed by fellow Scottish motor racing enthusiasts, and the talents of mechanic ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson, the team was quickly regarded as one of the most potent forces in the country, competing at three successive Fl British Grand Prix from 1952-54 ...

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