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Name: Paul Crankshaw
Race No: 11
Age: 22
Location: Cambridge/Uxbridge/Egham
Occupation: Mechanical Engineering Student
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: None
Compete in any other series: Formula Student (not really a series!!)
Other interests: Kit Cars, uplifting and progressive Trance Music (Clubbing), Formula Student, women (I wish!!)
Most likely to say: 'DOH!!' or 'pass a bit of 3 mill plate'
Big shout to: Mark (Bruv), Team Hospitality Director (Mum), Team Logistics Director (Dad), Tim Sheridan, MJ Day, Joe (who is 'considerably richer than thouw'), Andy 'Dzus King' Johnson
Contact: automaniac7@hotmail.com
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Name: Chris James
Race No: 13
Age: 31
Location: Sonning Common Nr. Henley-on-Thames, Oxon
Occupation: Senior Producer for Live Events Agency
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Track days
Compete in any other series: Not as yet
Other interests: Motorcycling, music, computing, design, anything mechanical!
Most likely to say: "OK, one more pint and I'm going to bed"
Big shout to: Martin, Karl, Daz and my bruv!
Contact: racer@locost-racing.com
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Name: Ian Collins
Race No: 14
Age: 41(only just though!)
Location: Worcester
Occupation: Company Director
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: None
Compete in any other series: No
Other interests: My family, 2 Girls and a Boy, oh and the wife!
Most likely to say: How much? you must be f*ck*ng joking!
Big shout to: Joanne, the wife for letting me do the series
Contact: iancollins@btinternet.com
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Name: Tim Sheridan
Race No: 17 (when it's finally finished!)
Age: 31
Location: Toddington, Bedfordshire
Occupation: : Automotive Vinyl Account Manager
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Sales rep. in London
Compete in any other series: Longest Locost Build
Other interests: In what spare time exactly??
Most likely to say: And my latest bargain is......It'll be finished next month......
Big shout to: The Crankshaws, Glenn B for motivational words, the GF Nat for her patience!!!
Contact: tim.sheridan@strathcarron.com
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Name: Tony Cherrington, Matt Cherrington (TMC Motorsport)
Race No: 20
Age: Tony 49, Matt 16
Location: Melksham Wiltshire
Occupation: Tony; Proprietor of packaging company Matt; Still slugging out school
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Bit of sprinting/Hillclimbing, Autograss, Some Karting
Compete in any other series: Tony: No, Matt: Some bloke called Frank keeps calling but I hear he's got a history of not keeping contracts......
Other interests: Tony; Anything automotive, Matt; Much the same really!!
Most likely to say: "How much fuel did you put in it, Matt?" Matt: "I thought you did it!!???"
Big shout to: Tony; The wife, Matt; The mother (notice anything here?)
Contact: matt_cherrington@btinternet.com
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Name: Mark Benton
Race No: 21
Age: 39
Location: Farnham Royal, Bucks (near Beaconsfield and Slough)
Occupation: Company Director (and all round good egg !)
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Track days, Corporate hospitality days, GATSO cameras
etc. (Very MAX Power)
Compete in any other series: N/A
Other interests: Making a living, cars (generally), music (I play the guitar
and have 9 of the damn things !)
Most likely to say: "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough"
Big shout to: Darryl Beckwith. Despite being a main contender, will lend
anything to anyone - this alone is priceless.
Contact: mark@benton12.freeserve.co.uk
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Name: Ivan Thomas
Race No: 22
Age: 52
Location: Leeds (me), Chelmsford (car)
Occupation: Manager for software company
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: None
Compete in any other series: None, but I've driven in Italy
Other interests: Counting the parts in my E type, (seem to have lost a few)
Most likely to say: "Just racing for a finish"
Big shout to: My eldest son, Gareth (pit crew), for help and encouragement,
(and tea).
Contact: mail@ivanthomas.flyer.co.uk
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Name: Dominic O'Donnell
Race No: 25
Age: 25
Location: Wirral / Cheshire
Occupation: Fitness Instructor
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: N/A
Compete in any other series: The race to the bar!
Other interests: Socialising, People of opposite sex ;)
Most likely to say: Arse / Bloody car!!!
Big shout to: James my brother, other wise my brake fluid will magically turn to water
Contact: djodonnell25@Hotmail.com
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Name: Alex Hughes
Race No: 27
Age: 22
Location: Hindhead, Surrey
Occupation: At University studying motorsport
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Indoor karting
Compete in any other series: Nope
Other interests: Mechanic for BTCC production team 'Collard Racing'
Most likely to say: "Lend us a fiver mate"
Big shout to: ?
Contact: locost27@hotmail.com
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Name: Alex Eacock
Race No: 28
Age: 20
Location: Redditch
Occupation: Engine Builder, Floor sweeper, Tea boy and general dogsbody
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Learned to drive in a Sierra Cosworth, racing around the streets of Birmingham! Thats an experience! and a race in a 924.
Compete in any other series:
Other interests: Base jumping, Street luge, Skeleton Luge, Mountineering, Crocodile wrestling in the bath.
Most likely to say: "Ben shut the F$*K up or I'll punch your lights out (little brother)
Big shout to: Mum and Dad for the help with the car, My little brother Ben for being a punchbag and the Saunders family for all their help and food!
Contact: EMC Engines / EMC Motorsport 0121 328 2225 or say my name 3 times.
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Name: Glenn Boyer
Race No: 33
Age: 34
Location:
Occupation: Senior System Integration Engineer
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Crew Chief for COCO Connection Super Gas Drag racing
Team, 1/2 share in a sling shot dragster, Formula 2 Stockcar, Grass track racing.
Well none really!
Compete in any other series: Grass track racing 4th in FWD Production Hotrod
1998
Other interests: Street Rods and Custom Cars
Most likely to say: "It must've been a dodgy pie (Cadwell)"
Big shout to: Julie, Locost widow and supplier of lots of tea. (her words not mine)
Contact: Glenn.Boyer@tms-ltd.com
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Name: Darryl Beckwith (alias Terry Thomas - Don't ask!)
Race No: 36
Age: Unknown ;)
Location: Saunderton near High Wycombe Bucks
Occupation: Technical Product Specialist for Canon Voice and Data
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Formula Ford 1989/92 Formula 750 1989 Mini Migila 1987
Compete in any other series: No
Other interests: Sailing, Cycling
Most likely to say: If we can get rid of the understeer we can go quicker (and 'ding-dong' ;)
Big shout to: my sponsor (my wife) without who none of this would be possible.my Dad for putting up with me at race meetings. Ivan and Matt for all there help and encouragement and a big shout to my best mate Richard for all his support over many many years.
Contact: darrylbeckwith@ukonline.co.uk
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Name: Daren Pickering
Race No: 39
Age: 29
Location: Norwich
Occupation: e-Commerce Coordinator (whatever that means?)
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Driving to work
Compete in any other series: Not yet
Other interests: Wombat collecting
Most likely to say: Does anyone have a map of the track?
Big shout to: Ron Champion - sorry about rallying your old car!
Contact: daren@omatic.com
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Name: TEAM BEDDOWSPORT aka Brett Townsend and his `ace' race engineer (DB's words!)
Race No: 41
Age: Mid 30's (well - maybe for Brett ;)
Location: Leamington Spa or Southport at the moment
Occupation: Brett: - Plant Manager (Lear Corporation - Jaguar X
type seats)
Dave: - Automotive Engineer (currently open to sensible offers)
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Plenty - oh, you mean in regards to racing, ah well, errrrr, none then.
Compete in any other series: Nope
Other interests: Brett - working 18 hour days, the world's rustiest E type Jaguar, Barbecue technology and Jany B
Dave - Daytime TV, rebuilding crash damaged Locosts, and well errrrm daytime TV!! (I can change this when I take Mr Boyers advice and get a life can't I CJ?)
Most likely to say: Brett: "Sounds Promising", "Ah haaaa!!", "Dave, just explain to me again exactly why ....", "I'm off to bed"
Dave: "******!!!", "that's just Darryl being Darryl", "is it time for Neighbours yet?"
Big shout to: Jany B, Harris, Mr Beddows snr. and anyone else who knows us
Contact: d_beddows@hotmail.com
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Name: Mark Crankshaw
Race No: 49
Age: 27
Location: Cambridge
Occupation: Development engineer / materials scientist
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: A little endurance pro-karting this year including
2001 Le Man 24 hour
Compete in any other series:
Other interests: Cars (especially kit cars), electronics, music
Most likely to say: 'I could have just done with a couple more laps'
Big shout to: Paul (bruv), Tim, MJ
Contact: mark.crankshaw@ntlworld.com
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Name: Helen Saunders
Race No: 51
Age: 32
Location: Plymouth
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: 4 years in Porsche 924 series winning ladies championship two years running
Compete in any other series:
Other interests: Sailing skiing
horse riding wining and dining
Most likely to say: Bollocks, and, I wont let bastards intimidate me!
Big shout to: My mum and dad
Contact: MSaundersmotors@aol.com
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Name: Mike Saunders
Race No: 53
Age: 57 (and I don't look a day over 20!)
Location: Floating in Plymouth (on a boat)
Occupation: Ski Instructor / Maintenance Manager
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Member of the Allard Owners Club (!?), Sprinting Ford 105E's, 750 Club racing, then onto 1200 Club racing, Kart racing, Motorcycle trialing, Drag
Racing, Porsche 924 championship, attempt at land speed record - with wife in pursuit.
Compete in any other series:
Other interests: Skiing, Waterskiing, Skydiving, Trialing, Motor racing, Spending money (although not so much nowadays!)
Most likely to say: "No such word as can't!"
Big shout to: MY MISSUS Christine, My 2 Kids and my son-in-law
Contact: saundersmotorsport@hotmail.com
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Name: Keith O'Brien
Race No: 66
Age: 22
Location: Hertfordshire
Occupation: IT Support
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: 10 Years Kart Racing
Compete in any other series: Various Kart Club Championships
Other interests: Women, Kart Racing, Clubbing, women
Most likely to say: Get out the adjuster!!!
Big shout to: My Dad for putting up with me at race meetings
Contact: kobrien@ntlworld.com
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Name: Ged Sidnell
Race No: 73
Age: 37
Location: Sco Ruston, Norwich, Norfolk
Occupation: Engineer at Lotus
Licence type: National 'B'
Previous experience: Karting, sprinting TVRs
Compete in any other series: post race banter Grand Prix
Other interests: TVRs, alcohol, Karaoke(with alcohol), golf, TVRs
Most likely to say: "You're 'avin a laugh ain't ya?"
Big shout to: James Grantham - my partner in crime and 'Er indoors (of course)
Contact: pibo@FSBDial.co.uk
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