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Motor Racing Days #64
Posted by Viv Wilson on 25th July 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Silverstone,Brands Hatch,Chasewater,Mallory Park,Colditz,Godfather,Chris Meek,british grand prix,volkswagon,Formula 1,Formula 2,The Alps,Lotus elite,second world war,Motor bikes
...(Gavin's Godfather and racing driver) is the man in the middle of the picture.
Incidentally my Godfather was Pat Ferguson, who drove for Lotus and came 10th in the 1963 Le Mans 24-hour race but who was also known for attempting to escape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if y...
MOTOR RACING DAYS #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th February 1973 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,motor racing,pat ferguson,lotus,formula 3,formula 2,colditz,silverstone,mallory park,chris meek
...ntally my Godfather was Pat Ferguson, who drove for Lotus and came 10th in the 1963 Le Mans 24-hour race but who was also known for attempting to escape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have...
Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th December 2018 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,donington park,mallory park,lotus elite,chris meek,pat ferguson,World War 2,colditz,Silverstone,British grand Prix
...ntally my Godfather was Pat Ferguson, who drove for Lotus and came 10th in the 1963 Le Mans 24-hour race but who was also known for attempting to escape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have...
Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 20th October 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,lotus elite,mallory park,donington park,silverstone,graham hill,Sterling Moss,1950s,1960s,North Africa,second world war
...ntally my Godfather was Pat Ferguson, who drove for Lotus and came 10th in the 1963 Le Mans 24-hour race but who was also known for attempting to escape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have...
Motor Racing Days #8
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th August 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,motor racing,lotus elite,silverstone,Volkswagon,chris meek,Brian Henton,colditz,BRM
...ntally my Godfather was Pat Ferguson, who drove for Lotus and came 10th in the 1963 Le Mans 24-hour race but who was also known for attempting to escape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have hear...Motor Racing Days #9
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th June 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,mallory park,Silverstone,Chasewater,Brands Hatch,volkswagon,colditz,Piers Courage,Fabian,North Africa
...ntally my Godfather was Pat Ferguson, who drove for Lotus and came 10th in the 1963 Le Mans 24-hour race but who was also known for attempting to escape from Colditz (the infamous German prisoner-of-war camp) during World War 2. He’d already escaped three times from the Nazis which is why they sent him to Colditz, a place supposedly escape-proof. However, numerous escape attempts were made including one of the most daring of all time, which my Godfather was a key part of. They actually built a glider in the attic of Colditz Castle which they planned to escape in and if you have seen either of the films you will be familiar with this story – you may have hear...