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Memories Of Those Racing Minis - Eoin Young 1939-2014


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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 16 September 2014 - 11:36 PM

Eoin Young, Autocar’s longest-standing contributor of the modern era, died 4th September in New Zealand, close to where he was born 75 years ago.

"A brilliant, self-taught journalist, he will be best remembered for his gossipy, fearlessly written column, Straight From The Grid (later simply From The Grid and then Eoin Young's Diary), that mainly discussed motorsport but covered all things motoring. His lunchtime interviews with famous people – which invoked the name of his favourite Surrey pub, the Barley Mow in East Horsley – were always packed with entertainment and insight."
http://www.autocar.c...young-1939-2014

(See below for the interesting chapter - 'Memories of those Racing Minis' taken from the second volume of Eoin Young's autobiography)

John Cooper and Ron Dennis with Mini Cooper and the F1 McLaren road car at the Barley Mow pub.
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Posted 16 September 2014 - 11:37 PM

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Posted 16 September 2014 - 11:38 PM

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Posted 17 September 2014 - 12:08 AM

Probably the only person to sit his driving test in a works Healy 3000. He failed and used something more mundane for the second attempt.






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