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THE PAST: HESKETH
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Lord Alexander Hesketh was barely 22 years
old when he founded Hesketh Racing in 1972.
The young Lord was full of ambition and within
a year climbed the ranks from Formula 3 into
Formula 1. His principle driver was James
Hunt, who was both hugely talented and an
equally flamboyant character.
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by: WOUTER MELISSEN |
As
his technical man, Lord Hesketh hired a
promising, young engineer named Harvey Postlethwaite
who was commissioned to develop a brand
new racer for the 1974 Formula 1 series.
The 'Hesketh 308' retired on its first two
outings but success came a week later when
Hunt drove to victory in the non-championship
International Trophy race at Silverstone.
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In
the season's Grands Prix, Hunt could
not challenge seasoned teams like
Tyrrell, Lotus, Ferrari and McLaren
for pace.
Thanks to his steady driving and the
ever improving Hesketh, he found himself
on the podium three times towards
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| James
Hunt |
Hunt
continued his good form in 1975 by clinching
second in the first race of the new season.
Hesketh was clearly closer to the top teams
than a year before.
At the Dutch Grand Prix, Hunt and Hesketh
made the most from the changing weather
conditions. On a drying track, Hunt was
the first to pit for slick tyres. It was
enough to emerge in the lead after all top
runners had swapped tyres.
Hunt fought off the soon to be crowned World
Champion Niki Lauda and scored the team's
first Grand Prix victory. He followed that
maiden win with another second place finish
and eventually ended the season fourth in
the driver's standing.
Article by:
WOUTER MELISSEN |
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THE PRESENT: HESKETH
308
The Hesketh 308 is currently owned and driven by Frank Sytner.
Frank is probably best known in racing circles for his exploits in the British Touring Car Championship which he won in 1988. His regular mount was a BMW 3 series, not surprising considering he also owned a number of successful BMW dealerships in the UK. It seems as though Frank has raced just about any car that can be raced and his determined on-track style has earned him the nickname “Fearless Frank”. Even heart bypass surgery in 2006 hasn’t slowed him down. One of the real characters of British Racing, Frank is a life member of the British Racing Drivers Club.
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WHERE CAN YOU NEXT SEE THE HESKETH 308 IN ACTION? |
| JUL 23-25 |
SILVERSTONE Grand Prix Masters |
| SEP 03-05 |
NOGORO France
ROUND 5 FIA Historic Formula 1 |
The FIA Historic Formula One Championship ™ is at the pinnacle of historic motorsport. Its fans get a taste of classic old school Formula 1 and thrill to the sights and sounds of the cars driven by legends such as Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Keke Rosberg.
The Championship features the great Grand Prix cars raced between 1966 and 1985 re-creating the spectacle of the legendary 3 litre Formula 1 era on the great Race Circuits of the World. |
The Masters Historic Car Series is for 3 litre F1 Cars built between 1968 and 1978. From the pre-ground effects and pre-turbo era of F1 racing, Grand Prix Masters promises fast racing and close competition. Running in four distinct classes, providing a series of double-header races, emotive grids from the likes of Tyrrell, Lotus, Matra, McLaren, Cooper, Surtees and BRM, compete over two separate races per weekend.
Grand Prix Masters relives a fantastic decade of Grand Prix racing, including the actual cars driven by GP stars such as Hunt, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Amon, Rindt, Hill, Reutemann, Beltoise, Cevert and Peterson. |
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