It’s amazing how some of the names forged into the history of motorsport were first introduced to it. Some have a family background associated with it, while others have their personal “road to Damascus” moment. This was the case with Mike Pilbeam, the designer and engineer who first worked with BRM, then Lotus and Surtees before returning to Bourne. Following the demise of BRM, he “did his own thing” working with Tom Wheatcroft and the LEC F1 team. He eventually…

Pilbeam was in the LEC pits at Zolder when Niki Lauda (11) accused Purley (31) of holding him up,
Photo: Pilbeam Collection