Ian Corkill, from the Isle of Man, has been into Minis for as long as he can remember. His dad used to rally them and Ian followed him into motorsport, making many friends in the meantime who, like him, remain Mini-mad to this day.
In 1973 Ian bought a very desirable Arden 8-port head, for his autocross racing Mini, fitted to a 1275cc Cooper S engine. The Arden 8-port crossflow cylinder head is made from cast aluminium, was developed by Jim Whitehouse in the 1960s and was used by the Works team. The head was sold via Special Tuning and a slightly different version is still available today from Mini Spares.
Ian ran the engine for 15 years and won several championships with it. “The engine and head then sat in a shed for 10 years and it was sold to a friend.
