Phil Louis Henny (born 31 January 1943,

Montagny-près-Yverdon Montagny-près-Yverdon is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Montagny-près-Yverdon is first mentioned around 995-96 as ''in villa Montaniaco''. In 1397 it was mentioned as ''Mon ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) is a racing mechanic, driver, and author.

Career

In 1964 he modified a Jaguar E for Swiss driver Maurice Caillet, competing in the FIA Endurance races. In 1965 he toured Europe

Formula 2 Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name return ...

Championship with French driver

Bernard Collomb Bernard Marie François Alexandre Collomb-Clerc (7 October 1930 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie – 19 September 2011 in La Colle-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes) was a Formula One driver from France. He participated in six World Championship Grands Prix, de ...

. In 1966 worked for the

Scuderia Filipinetti Scuderia Filipinetti (also French name ''Ecurie Filipinetti'') was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in sports car racing and occasionally in Formula One between 1962 and 1973. It was founded by Georges Filipinetti (1907-1973) to support Swi ...

as a crew chief on the

Ford GT40 The Ford GT40 is a high-performance endurance racing car commissioned by the Ford Motor Company. It grew out of the "Ford GT" (for Grand Touring) project, an effort to compete in European long-distance sports car races, against Ferrari, which wo ...

driven by Peter Sutclife and Dieter Spoerry at the

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance r ...

. In 1967 joined

Carroll Shelby Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified duri ...

racing team and was one of the mechanic participating in the construction of the Ford MK IV, that won Le Mans in 1967, driven by

Dan Gurney Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, ...

and

A. J. Foyt Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ cars, sprint cars, and midget cars. H ...

. From 1969 until 1976, Phil participated in 19 races with

SCCA The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...

and

IMSA The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive direc ...

. Driving sports cars,

Formula 5000 Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars tha ...

, and GT cars. He raced in the

Daytona 24 Hours The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layout ...

in 1976. In 1973, Phil Founded Drysumpsystems Inc. manufacturing oiling systems adaptable to race cars such as

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

, CanAm, TransAm and

. In 2004, Phil released his first book relating his story while working in the sixties at Shelby American.

Published works

* ''Just call me Carroll'' (2004, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Appelle moi Carroll'' (2005, Editions du Palmier; ) * ''Appelle moi Carroll'' (2013, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Bob Bondurant America's uncrowned World Driving Champion'' (2007, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Bob Bondurant Des Cobra à la Formule1 la meme passion'' (2008, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Nenn mich einfach Carroll'' (2009, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Al Bartz Engine Man'' (2011, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Build your own Cobra'' (2013, Editions Cotty; ) * ''Dave MacDonald – Cobra Man'' (2018 The will to Win Editions) Cotty. * ''Dan Gurney – Nostalgie'' (2019 English Editions) Cotty.

References

External links

Phil's website

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