Marc van der Straten Dies at 78 After Five Decades Building a Racing Empire on Two Wheels and Four
Marc van der Straten died at his home in Switzerland on July 5, at age 78. If your motorsport diet is heavy on GT3 and Blancpain results, you know his name from a BMW Z4 that tore through the Spa 24 Hours a decade ago.
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