Motor racing is a very expensive hobby, but once you start with a taste at a racing school like Jim Russell’s the drug gets hold of you and you’re hooked for life. Following my initial grounding at the lower levels, I progressed and was in the running for an F3 drive. Alas, just as there are always winners there are as many, if not many more, losers. I did the Temporada series with Emerson Fittipaldi; the promise was, if Emerson…

Ian Ashley Lola T330 F5000.
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