Frank sytner racing driver

Mwe 254 was later owned by notable racing driver and motor dealer frank sytner, followed by mr arthur kelly and mr malcolm verey, who prepared the car for the mille miglia. In this short video frank is interviewed about his. Bartlett encouraged franks interest in all things mechanical and when he showed an aptitude for racing at 17, guided him in his early exploits. If you search the times index for philip turner there are literally hundreds of adverts for turners motor businesses, he claimed to be londons leading rolls royce specialist. Sep 03, 2009 frank gardner, the laconic australian racing driver who was one of the most popular and charismatic personalities on the british motor racing scene in the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 78. Nevertheless, with each of the four btcc classes eligible for the overall championship, frank sytner collected the title in 1989. A trio of bmw 635csis were entered, including the crichton and baigent cars with regulars wayne wilkinson and neil lowe as codrivers, plus an entry from the uk, driven by frank sytner and local driver john morton. In the meantime, frank sytner also was making a name for himself as a race car driver and went on to lead the bmw touring car team to the championship in 1988. Solid oak gates were automated using faacs 770 underground operator. Simon hadfield took over the monaco from frank sytner and, once the safety car finally withdrew, opened up a strong lead which dodd was simply. Colin was of course driving his merlyn ex emerson fittipaldi, future jody scheckter and frank sytner. John cleland racing driver wikimili, the free encyclopedia.

Millionaire frank sytner is in talks with fellow former racing driver roger penske about an. Contentsshow current season for 2014, the btcc officially known as the 2014 dunlop msa british. They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire drivers racing history. It was one of those moments that seized the young frank sytner and committed. Individual driver statistics for the 1988 rac dunlop british touring car championship.

Frank sytner born 29 june 1944 in liverpool is a british racing driver, a life member of the brdc, and was the 1988 british touring car champion, driving a bmw m3. He started racing in the early 1970s in formula ford and later became known for racing in the clubmans formula for frontengined sports cars, before moving into touring cars in the 1980s. It was one of those moments that seized the young frank sytner and committed him permanently to the motor racing fraternity. Sytner takes brdc sportscar crown at spa motor sport. Jordan finished runnerup to local formula ford driver cameron waters. The second picture is of my old friend frank sytner who had one class b in his m3, you can see the tv cameras are very much in our faces. Frank gardner, the laconic australian racing driver who was one of the most popular and charismatic personalities on the british motorracing scene. Arca menards series statistics 1979present only click on the year to see the standings for that year. The car was a formidable machine, and it notched up titles in 1988 and 1991 before being replaced by the bmw 318is ahead of the 1992.

Frank sytner is a british racing driver, a life member of the brdc, and was the 1988 british touring car champion, driving a bmw. It was at this point that it came to the attention of roger penske, the prominent us businessman, legendary motorsports team owner penske racing and former award winning racing driver. After winning a second championship in 1990, sytner retired from professional racing the following year and began devoting himself to expanding his car dealership. Fearless frank frank sytner, uk touring car racing driver the fearless one charles balke, us board track motorcycle racer fidel helio castroneves, brazil indy driver figlio del vento italian, son of the wind john surtees, uk motorcycle racer and formula one driver. Running from the spring until autumn, the btcc sees a variety of touring and saloon cars racing around some of the uks most famous circuits. By early 2002, frank and laurence had rapidly expanded the company to make it one of the largest and most successful car dealership groups in the uk. Sports car racing photo gallery of frank sytner gbs cars photo gallery. Page 4 of 5 racing pseudonyms posted in the nostalgia forum. These statistics are based only on the results available in the rsc archive database. Frank sytner born 29 june 1944 in liverpool is a british racing driver, a life member of the brdc, and was the 1988 british. Frank gardner racing driver frank gardner oam 1 october 1931 29 august 2009 was a racing driver from australia. Frank sytner brdc members british racing drivers club.

A year after the heart attack that nearly claimed his life, frank sytner made an emotional return to racing during the donington historic festival. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Frank gardner oam 1 october 1931 29 august 2009 was a racing driver from australia. In the care of its current owner, the car as has been subject to a complete overhaul and renovation by. Security needed upgrading at the residential address of frank sytner the racing driver and founder of sytner group. It is hard to explain to you guys what a big deal getting this series televised was then, remember no satellite tv yet, well there was but it was really expensive so very few people had it. One of the 1963 le mans cobras at the haynes museum cobra day sept 1 2004, owner driver frank sytner car took part in goodwood revival later that month. Frank sytner racing career profile driver database. Euan mckay career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. He lived with his uncle, hope bartlett, a significant racing driver and pro golfer at the time. Sytner was founded in 1968 by british touring car champion frank sytner and his older brother alan sytner. Philip walker netted third in his lotus 15 on only his second weekend in the championship.

Sytner sytner was cofounded in the sixties by one racing car enthusiast, british touring car championship driver frank sytner, and is today headed by another roger penske, head of its us. But major controversy was just around the corner, with rival bmw driver frank sytner, who had split. Frank grew up in the small coastal town of ulladulla, 250km south of sydney. The masters historic racing series kicked off its 2010 season with a new event at silverstone on april 24, supporting the superleague festival over easter. Frank gardner australian racing driver obituary sport. Sytner sale is waiting for the flag london evening standard.

May 17, 2010 sytner was cofounded in the sixties by one racing car enthusiast, british touring car championship driver frank sytner, and is today headed by another roger penske, head of its us parent. In those days ff ran on road tyres avon crossplies in the dry and firestone radials in the wet for the wealthier drivers. Sytner first drove a 635 at silverstone on 12 june 1983. How we celebrated bmws 50 years of touring car racing. Anthony reid took pole position for the first race driving a 1980 williams fw07b by over 2. Find everything in one place on frank sytner including their biography, latest news and updates, high. His record in italy and germany speaks for itself and got in a v8supercar on the gold coast a couple of years ago and was as good, if not better, than the other international stars around him, with almost no testing, and having never seen the track before. It was sytner who protested the legality of the twr rovers in 1983, an action which eventually cost steve soper the championship that season. The british touring car championship, founded in 1958 as the british saloon car championship, is an annual motor racing series held in the united kingdom. This offers concealed automation for swing gates of up to 2. Frank started racing in 1970, driving ff1600, and then progressed through. In the care of its current owner, the car as has been subject to a complete overhaul and renovation by regarded allard experts rw racing services ltd. Net has put together a quiz to test your knowledge of british touring car championship history in the past 30 years.

Chris hodgetts born 6 december 1950 in tanworthinarden, warwickshire is a british former racing driver. Rac dunlop british touring car championship 1988 standings. He finished th in the race, behind palmer in 5th, but it marked the beginning of a 25 year career in btcc that has so for delivered 59 wins for neal. His older brother took him in 1954 to the first race at aintree, where the spectator entrance lay through a tunnel beneath the stands. Bmw btcc 60th anniversary poster e30 m3 dtm, frank. Racing historic sportscars and grand prix cars in the uk at the likes of the coys. Sytner was cofounded in the sixties by one racing car enthusiast, british touring car championship driver frank sytner, and is today headed. E30 m3, mobil team frank sytner tech noir e36 318i, fina team steve soper memphis design e90 320si, rac team colin turkington stencil art era. As a driver and engineer at brabham, driver and development engineer on the ford gt40 and allan mann racing and chief development engineer at lola. John harper got the better of sytner in the opening race, finishing just 0. Morton had been racing a ford falcon xe in the new zealand touring car series with robbie francevic. He began his racing career in 1979, driving in the clubman class a championship. With the current covid19 coronavirus pandemic putting the brakes on global motorsport, touringcars. Bmw has a rich heritage in touring car racing, and from 1987 through to the end of 1991, the bmw m3 was their car of choice in the btcc.

Nothing much to add other than to agree that geoffs identification of tanchan for tauchon looks correct. Frank sytner is a british racing driver, a life member of the brdc, and was the 1988 british touring car champion, driving a bmw m3. Bmw btcc 60th anniversary poster e30 m3 dtm, frank sytner. In 2006 it passed to leading historic racing driver and trader frank sytner and it was from him in 2007 that this very highlyregarded and extremely well. It is our very sad duty to report the death of brian muir, the immensely popular australian racing driver, who collapsed on his way home from silverstone last sunday evening after competing in the tourist trophy. Bmw uk had them designed in 2015 to mark 60 years of competing in the btcc, super touring and world touring car series, with the posters evoking a popular art style from each decade. He was european f5000 champion, and participated in nine world championship formula one grands prix, debuting on 11 july 1964.

Sytner joined the bmw team, fielding the 635 model run by ted grace racing. In last years race sytner crashed his lola t70 mk3b after his heart stopped beating. On october 2 1988 frank sytner won the btcc in the prodrive bmw m3 our first race title. His older brother took him in 1954 to the first race at aintree, where the spectator entrance lay through a tunnel beneath. However, sytner and walkinshaw fell out and frank abruptly left the team halfway through his first season. Mr rover sd1 brings touring car legend back to life influx.

Frank sytner is a successful bmw dealer with a chain of dealerships, nicknamed. These are a bit out of date, but i think theyre great and ive been after some higher resolution versions for a while. Frank sytner gbs cars photo gallery racing sports cars. In january 2000, in testing, sam suffered a horrendous crash that rendered him a quadriplegic. Find everything in one place on frank sytner including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in nottinghamshire, england, 128 miles 206 km north of london, 45 miles 72 km northeast of. Jerry mahony racing pictures rs500 race cars rs500. Alan sytner, who was born in liverpool in 1935, was the son of the noted docklands gp joe sytner, but the medical profession was not for him.

Frank sytner pronounced himself well pleased with the way his bmw 635csi ran at silverstone in last sundays group a race, and is looking forward to the rest of the season. Born in sydney, he was best known as a touring car racing and sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheeler driver. In 1968, frank sytner and his older brother alan previously the owner of the world. Frank sytner, phil dowsett, andy rouse, godfrey hall, mike smith. They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver s racing history. Jordan was also entered for the shannons supercar showdown television program in australia, created by v8 supercars team kelly racing with the aim to get one of ten drivers onto the grid of the 2011 bathurst alongside grant denyer. With the first sytner dealership located in nottingham, it took frank and alan just two years to be awarded the bmw franchise for nottingham. Jan, 2006 alan sytner, who was born in liverpool in 1935, was the son of the noted docklands gp joe sytner, but the medical profession was not for him. Racing historic sportscars and grand prix cars in the uk at the likes of the coys festival and the goodwood revival as well as abroad. A win and a second were enough to confirm frank sytner as overall champion in his exstirling moss cooper monaco. Inspired by sir frank williams, he founded sam schmidt motorsports, which has become one of the most successful teams in the infiniti pro series.