Acknowledgements

Thanks a million!

Because of my hatred of computers and inability to ‘Google’ or send e-mails, I have had to rely on very many organisations, friends and acquaintances to help me put this book together. Everyone has been so supportive and I must have driven half of them mad when I showed my ignorance of modern technology. Despite all this immense help, I have to say that writing my autobiography is the hardest thing I have ever done. I hope you think it’s worth it.

My very grateful thanks go to the following who have all helped. Some have supplied facts and figures, or memories, and others just great encouragement and enthusiastic support. Compiling this list makes me think this has every chance of being one of the longest chapters in the book.

My special thanks go to the following seven people from the worlds of motorsport, television and writing who have helped me enormously:

Mike Cable

Neil Henderson

Mike Preston

Bob Redhead

Graham Robson

Tom Ross

Stuart Turner

I am also indebted to the following who have helped in so many ways:

Louise Aitken-Walker

Carl & Conny Bailey

Don Barrow

John Bayliss

Fred Bent

Jon Bentley

Sam Berry

Jon Blackburn

Tom Blinkhorn

Mike Broad

John Brown

Stephanie Browne

Ken Bruce

Cindy Butler

Sam Childs

John Clegg

Paul Colbert

Jilly Cooper

Jenny Cornell

John Couzens

Ian Crammond

John Davenport

Ken Dodd

Ross & Lisa Dunkerton

Fred Gallagher

Jane Gladstone

Rod Grainger

Mark Griffin

Mike Griffiths

Mavis Hampshire-Fair

Dave Hill

Martin Holmes

Henry Hope-Frost

Alan Jolley

Pushpa Kasinather

Chris Knowles-Fitton

Karen Lamb

Justin & Bronni Le Fevre

Martin Leonard

Helen Loggin

Stephen Loh

Jonathan Lord

Sue Mason

Yvonne Mehta

Tiff Needell

Roger Oakley

Richard Pearson

David Penny

John & Gloria Penny

Richard Phillips

Lino & Peter Pires

Jim Porter

Vic Preston Jnr

Jemma Rapson

Harry Rhodes

Chris Sclater

Paul Slater

Tina Summerfield

Dave V Thomas

Lorraine Thornton

Sue Viggers

Mike Wood

Philip Young

I hope I have not forgotten anyone, but, if I have, my profuse apologies.

Photographs

I acknowledge the help of the following who have sourced and, in most cases, taken the photographs used in this book. All have kindly given permission for their inclusion in this book. Every reasonable effort has been made to establish and contact the copyright holders of all photographs. Any errors or omissions are inadvertent, and anyone who has not been contacted is invited to write to the publisher so that an acknowledgement can be included in any subsequent edition of this book:

Airston Photographic

Belinda McDougall

Bev Canning

David Skeffington

Derek Soden/griffinrally.com

Esler Crawford

Ford Motor Company Ltd

Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd

Jack Wilson

Jeff Garnett

John Wolsoncroft

Jonathan Eales

Maurice Selden

McKlein

National Rally Productions

Neil Prunell

Speedsports Photography

Tony Large

Tony North

Tudor Photography

Xavier McCartan