{"id":495937,"date":"2016-10-01T02:07:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T02:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=36460"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:09:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:09:14","slug":"encounters-ayrton-senna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/encounters-ayrton-senna\/","title":{"rendered":"Encounters with Ayrton Senna"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland, far removed from motor sport, and my parents strongly disapproved of my even being interested in the sport. As my mother one day said to me, \u201cIt\u2019s not as if you\u2019ll ever take part.\u201d How wrong she was! From the glamor of Goodwood, to the challenge of the N\u00fcrburgring, to the forests of Wales, to the sand dunes of the Sahara, I most certainly have taken part.<\/p>\n

Along the way I met and conversed with Ayton Senna, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Frank Williams, Paddy Hopkirk, Eddie Irvine, Derek Bell and many more. I worked for Eddie Jordan, Peter Gethin and Jonathan Palmer. I\u2019ve raced with a former Williams Grand Prix star as my teammate. I\u2019ve competed in Britain\u2019s round of the World Rally Championship with the Race-2-Recovery team of injured servicemen. I\u2019ve been paid to drive Aston Martins, Ferraris and Porsches on European circuits. I\u2019ve featured on Motors TV. I\u2019ve been pit crew, mechanic, marshal, organizer, competition secretary, instructor, racecar importer, journalist, team owner, legal advisor and sponsor. I think that all adds up to \u201ctaking part.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n