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David Piper : From Austin 7 to Porsche 917

By Graham GauldOctober 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Categories: Articles, Hide from News, News Leave a comment

David Piper was an early believer in Colin Chapman so it was no surprise that he came into grand prix racing in the very early days of Lotus in Formula 1. [Row][Column] Whereas John Cooper had been building single seater race cars for some time, Colin Chapman came late into the game, partly influenced, one…

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The Founders – Part 2 – Tuolo de Graffenreid

By Graham GauldOctober 1, 2015September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders, Hide from News, News Tags: Tuolo Leave a comment

It could be said that the true driving force behind the creation of the Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand Prix F1 (The Prix Drivers Club) was Swiss grand prix driver Emmanuel de Graffenried whose racing career spanned thirty years as a successful private entrant. Baron Emmanuel Leo Ludwig “Toulo” de Graffenried, though born…

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Founders – Part 1 – Louis Chiron

By Graham GauldJuly 22, 2015September 30, 2016 Categories: Articles, Founders, Hide from News Tags: chiron, f1gpdc, founder, monaco

There is a famous photograph, taken on the stairway of the hotel in Villars, Switzerland when the Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand Prix F1 (now the Grand Prix Drivers Club) was formed. The nine racing drivers pictured are all dressed in suits with ties and handkerchiefs in their top pockets. Gentlemen drivers representing…

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‘Nano and Ferrari’

By Graham GauldApril 14, 2015August 3, 2015 Categories: Articles, Hide from News Tags: Cliff Allison, F1-GPDC, f1gpdc, Ferrari, Hermano da Silva Ramos., Tavoni

I am sure one day someone will try and list every single driver who has raced a Ferrari and good luck to him or her as there must be thousands. However, there are fewer who have raced for the factory team, if only on a few occasions. One such is our very active member, Hermano…

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Fathers and Sons – Part 1 – The Parnell’s

By Graham GauldMarch 4, 2015August 3, 2015 Categories: Articles, Hide from News Tags: f1gpdc, Parnell

In the fifty four year history of the Grand Prix Drivers club there have been three occasions when both a father and son have competed in grand prix racing and become m embers. This story is about one of them, the Parnells, Reg and Tim. [Row][Column] It is often said that the majority of racing…

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