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| 1969 Techno F3, Emanuele Guglielminetti, Course de Cote du Mont Dore 2017. |
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Techno, Bologna, Italy. Techno was founded by the Pederzani brothers and progressed from being an engineering company to producing Karts which were very successful and won the World Karting Championship in the mid-sixties. Their first racing car was a F4 and the first F3 car was produced in 1966. This was the era of the 1 litre screamer F3 cars. By 1968 the Techno was the top F3 car and it continued this success in 1969 with a very similar design. In 1969 Techno took thirty major F3 wins with half of these being won by Ronnie Peterson. Ronnie Peterson's successes included the prestigious Monaco F3 race. Other famous drivers who drove the 1969 Techno F3 car included Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, Jurg Dubler, Freddy Link and Peter Gaydon. The car was successful because of its aerodynamic efficiency and ultimate speed if driven well. Techno went on to be successful in F2 with Clay Regazzoni winning the 1970 European Championship. In 1972 and 1973 Techno tried its hand at F1 but a sixth place in the Belgian GP in the hands of Chris Amon proved its best result. This lack of F1 success resulted in the end of Techno.
