AS A CHILD, I was fascinated by motor racing. When I was 11 years old, I attempted to cycle from my home in Aylesbury to Brands Hatch – I got all the way to Great Missenden, ten miles, before a policeman spotted me and took me home! But then life got in the way, and racing took a back seat.
It was only 20 years ago that it came back into my life. A buddy of mine in America was in financial trouble, so I flew over to help him out. His car had been repossessed and, at the