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, “It’s not as if you’ll ever take part.” How wrong she was! From the glamor of Goodwood, to the challenge of the Nürburgring, to the forests of Wales, to the sand dunes of the Sahara, I most certainly have taken part. Along the way I…

Sherrard in the Marcus Mitchell Mondiale FF (#33) at Lydden Hill.
Photo: Kerry Dunlop