'Quick Vic' Elford Needs Our Help

Vic Elford, known by the nickname 'Quick Vic,' is an icon of the golden age of auto racing. He is a two-time class winner at Le Mans, an overall winner at Sebring, and a Monte Carlo Rally winner, all in the span of seven years. He is also currently in need of our help.

Elford is most famous for his stretch driving Porsches in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the earliest glory days of the 911 and peak of the 917 program. His Sebring win came in a 917, and if not for a mechanical failure he would have been behind the wheel of another for what would have been Porsche's first-ever overall win at Le Mans in 1969. In addition to endurance racing, he triumphed in all-out competitions like the Targa Florio and European rallying events. In 1968, all of this came together at once: He won the Targa Florio, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the Rally Monte Carlo in the same year, demonstrating excellence in endurance racing, sprint racing, and rallying in a variety of Porsches.

Now, Elford is fighting both prostate cancer and a broken leg. That battle has taken a financial toll, and an inability to travel to vintage races has greatly reduced his ability to create income to pay for treatment. As a result, fellow British racer Brian Redman (a three-time overall winner at Daytona in his own right) has begun a fundraising campaign to ensure that his immediate needs and future care are both paid for. He has launched a GoFundMe in concert with Marshall Pruett, and that page is currently accepting donations.

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