{"id":461181,"date":"2007-06-01T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2007-06-02T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=64189"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:07:05","slug":"mike-macdowel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mike-macdowel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike MacDowel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>From 500-cc racing to a works ride with Cooper and later a British Hillclimb Championship, Mike MacDowel has had a diverse racing career. Mike Jiggle sat down with the British Champion to learn more about his fascinating racing life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Looking at the records, I have read that you started in a Lotus 1,172-cc sports car. 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