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FORMULA ONE NEWS: (These are updated links to the F1technical web site)
I have been interested in Motor racing since the early sixties. I saw Graham Hill's World Championship winning BRM at a car show in Birmingham, and from that day I was hooked!
My "hero" the late, very great Graham Hill, World Champion 1962 and 1968 The only ever winner of the "Triple Crown" : F1 World Championship, The Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hour. The Hill family have another first, Damon Hill, Graham's Son was Formula One World Champion in 1996 driving for Williams.
I have followed Formula One since 1962 and was specially pleased when my second "hero" Nigel Mansell became F1 World Champion.
Nigel Mansell "The Lion", Formula One World Champion 1992, CART Indy Car champion 1993 The only driver ever to hold both championships at the same time.
Nigel is still racing in 2006, Here he is in action at Silverstone in the GP Masters He retired, but won the South African race earlier in the year.
TRACKS During the late sixties i spent three years of my RAF service in Germany, this gave me the opportunity to visit many European race tracks: Nurburgring, Hockenheim, Spa, Zolder, Zandfort, Monza, Monaco British tracks include: Silverstone, Mallory Park, Castle Coombe, Brands Hatch American tracks include: Indianapolis, Miami downtown and Homestead, Sebring, Moroso and Phoenix PIR Middle East tracks include: Bahrain
Mike with Eddie Cheever, IRL Test day, PIR Feb 2002 (Cheever won the 1998 race the year I attended the Indianapolis 500)
Mike at the entrance to Gasoline Alley The day after the race, Cheever's car and crew, note the Indy 500 Trophy and the bricks.
In 2007 I was fortunate to be in Bahrain for the Formula One race.
Mike at a windy Bahrain Grandstand Fly over ny the Race Sponsor ---- Gulf Air
Grid formation, Massa on the Pole and Hamilton completes the front row.
RACE SCHOOL Attended Skip Barber's rcing school at Sebring, Florida
MY RACE CAR's I finally got my chance to own and drive a racing car, a 1992 Quest Formula Ford. I purchase the car in a rather "tatty" condition and re-built it to a more acceptable standard.
As purchased
In the paddock at Moroso, Florida
The Quest Formula Ford at Moroso
Sebring, my good friend San Irlandi assists (and sometimes drives)
THE 2003 CAR...........Arizona MinSprint Association 750cc Formula.
As purchased from Jim Mattison
During the winter re-build
Re-build nearly finished (Familiar color scheme?)
First time on the trailer I built
First time out at Manzanita Speedway
Larry Cornell, Mike and the late George Klick (miss you George)
Hooked up ready to tow to Tech Inspection
Practice at Manzania THE 2004 CAR, again 750cc.
As purchased
As re-built, ready to race.
Mike in the car Manzanita Speedway
At speed at Manzanita, Phoenix. Co-incidence here, I served in 57 and 17 Squadrons in the Royal Air Force
15th out of 32 in the 2004 points championship (at age 59)
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At speed, Sebring, Florida
More speed at Sebring
