{"id":496246,"date":"2017-02-01T02:13:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T10:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=41022"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:09:27","slug":"mike-costin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mike-costin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Costin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><em>When Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth first met at Lotus, little did they think that one day a racing engine built by their company would take the motor racing world by storm. However, history shows the enormous impact the duo had, especially at the highest echelon of the sport\u2014Formula One. This year marks the 50th anniversary of that initial victory, when Jim Clark\u2019s Lotus 49 took the flag at Zandvoort, Holland. In this celebratory year, Vintage Racecar was able to catch up with Mike Costin and retrace some of the steps along the path of those heady days of success at Cosworth Engineering.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_582866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-582866\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/INT201702-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-582866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/INT201702-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/INT201702-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/INT201702-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/INT201702-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/INT201702-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-582866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Costin<br \/>Photo: Mike Jiggle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>There always has to be a beginning\u2014what was your start in motor racing?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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