Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Xilli ciyaareedkii 1968 ee Formula One, ka dib labo sano oo uu waday kooxda kaliya ee kooxda, Bruce McLaren waxaa la shaqeeyay Denny Hulme. Hulme wuxuu ahaa horyaalkii adduunka ee kooxda Brabham sanadkii 1967 wuxuuna u tartamay McLaren sannadkaas Can-Am, oo ah taxane tartanka gawaarida isboortiga ee Waqooyiga Ameerika. Wareegii koowaad ee horyaalka adduunka ee 1968 <unk> South African Grand Prix, oo la qabtay bishii Janaayo, afar bilood ka hor wareegga labaad <unk> kaliya Hulme ayaa tartamay, isagoo adeegsanaya M5A si uu u dhammeeyo kaalinta shanaad. Tartankii ugu horreeyay ee M7A wuxuu ahaa Tartankii Horyaalnimada ee Brands Hatch, oo loo maamulay xeerarka Formula One laakiin ma ahan qayb ka mid ah horyaalka adduunka. Halkaas, McLaren wuxuu ka guuleystay kaalinta koowaad halka Hulme uu ahaa kii saddexaad. Guul kale ayaa ka soo baxday tartan aan ka tirsanayn horyaalka BRDC International Trophy oo ka dhacay Silverstone, markan Hulme ayaa kaalinta koowaad galay halka McLaren ay kaalinta labaad gashay. Markii ugu horeysay ee ay kooxda M7A ku guuleysato horyaalka
Spain, Hulme waxa uu ahaa kii labaad iyo McLaren ayaa ka fariistay, ka dibna Monaco McLaren ayaa burburay iyo Hulme waxa uu ahaa kii shanaad iyo kii ugu dambeeyay. Tartanka Grand Prix ee Belgium, waxay ahaayeen kuwa shanaad iyo lixaad ee shaxda. Hulme ayaa hogaanka u qabtay oo uu qabtay ilaa uu ka gaabiyay saddex meelood meel. McLaren ayaa markaa ahayd kaalinta labaad oo ka dambaysay Jackie Stewart ee Matra laakiin Stewart wuxuu ku qasbanaaday inuu joojiyo shidaalka wareegga ugu dambeeya, isagoo McLaren siinaya guusha, in kasta oo uu markii hore rumeysan yahay inuu kaalinta labaad galay. Waxay ahayd guushii ugu horeysay ee kooxda McLaren ee horyaalka adduunka waxaana Bruce McLaren uu noqday darawalkii labaad, ka dib Jack Brabham, inuu ku guuleysto baabuur magaciisa leh; sidoo kale waxay ahayd guushii ugu dambeysay ee xirfadiisa.