{"id":492151,"date":"2011-12-01T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=30849"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:32:32","slug":"robin-donovan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/robin-donovan\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Donovan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The name Robin Donovan may not mean much to most, but this man has quietly gone about his business and played a significant part in Le Mans history. He raced there for 14 consecutive years. From his point of view it is a \u201cdream come true\u201d story of a little boy who listened intently to a local hero, Derek Bell, talk about Formula Three racing in the 1960s. Further input from the film Grand Prix and this little lad was hooked on motor racing. In 1994, the dream became reality, Robin shared a drive at Le Mans with his local hero in a Porsche and brought the iconic Gulf brand back to La Sarthe as a sponsor. VR\u2019s Mike Jiggle spent a morning with Robin to find out more.<\/i><\/p>\n

Your early family life centred in the vicinity of Chichester, England, not too far from the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit. \u00a0 So, as a boy, motor racing was in the air around you, if not at that stage in your blood?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n