KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
Alan Rollinson
15/5/1943
Talented British F5000 driver who tried to qualify for the 1965 British Grand Prix in a Cooper T71/73.
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Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Alan Rollinson was a talented British F5000 driver who tried to qualify for the 1965 British Grand Prix in a Ford-powered Bob Gerard Racing Cooper T71/73, but failed. However he did enjoy a long and successful career in other formulae both open wheel and sports cars.
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Brian Redman 1937
He participated in 13 Grands Prix for Cooper and Shadow, debuting on January 1, 1968. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 8 championship points. However his real strength was in sports car racing at which he was one of the great drivers of his era. -
Trevor Taylor 1936 - 2010
A short stocky Yorkshireman, Taylor had a nubmer of crashes many of which which would have frightened a lesser man into retirement. After his uninspiring Formula 1 career came to an end he establish himself as a top F5000 competitor. -
Robin Widdows 1942
An Olympic-standard bobsleigher (1964 and 1968). He raced mainly in F3 and F2 and made one F1 appearance in a Cooper et the British Grand Prix in 1968
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Alan Rollinson 1943
Talented British F5000 driver who tried to qualify for the 1965 British Grand Prix in a Cooper T71/73. -
Mike Hailwood 1940 - 1981
A nine-time motorcycle world champion and regarded by many as posssibly the greatest motorcycle racer of all time. Later in his career he was also a Formula One driver.