Steve
says... 1985 - Yes so long ago I can barely remember,
it all started with a full Ar*e over T*t Roll at
cascades while testing suspension settings on a
friends Dolomite sprint. Ask Brian Cooke, he was
there and was 1st on the scene. A few weeks later
with a rebuilt car the friend in question entered
me into the North West GT round at Oulton Park for
all of the assistance I had given him with the spanner
work over previous seasons, not to mention damage
repairs ? We finished 4th in class, Not bad for
a first attempt, and the racing Bug well and truly
installed. Spannered my brothers F.Ford with some
team success, which is where we were introduced
to and became friends with Brian Cooke, with whom
i will be sharing Legends No 99.
1985
- 1992 Sadly no funds (Where have you heard that
before) so ended up being a part time Mechanic for
the championship winning Coastal racing XR2 team
with Dad Terry and his ancient pal Scott Brown (Collectively
known as "The Old Gits").
1994
- 2000 Racing again, this time 100cc Karts on &
off, unfortunately more off than on? Apart from
the 1996 season? I don't know what happened here,
but I undertook a full challenge on the NKRA National
100cc Championship, winning 6 of the 7 rounds (Engine
blew up on one) culminating the year being crowned
champion.
2001
Retired from Karts having had lots of minor success,
the dream of getting into F1 now long gone, and
now carrying excessive weight around my middle?
I can't understand where it came from?
2007
- Discovered Legends while spectating with Brian
at Oulton Park.
2008 - Bought Car No 99 and will be sharing it as
a team car with my life long friend and fellow racer
Brian Cooke. Guest drives by Dad Terry can be expected
this season? (According to this 70 year old, when
he got behind the wheel of a legend at Knockhill,
he threw away his Viagra? ) CAN'T WAIT.