Mark Busfield Posted on Facebook... And Why the Bow Ties?

"My son forwarded these photos sent from Jacob Ebrey. They got me thinking about how times have changed.

And Why the bow ties?

The whole RML /NME machine had worked tirelessly over the 97/98 winter to make a number of improvements to the car , team and strategy. We started the season with some confidence but still unsure of the competition, as all of us were sandbagging at shared tests. As the season started it was evident things had improved, and we had a strong package.

At Oulton park at the Friday free practice debrief, we had a conversation to what we would do if we had a pole position on Saturday, we agreed that engineering and management would wear a bow ties on race day.

That year David Leslie would pick up two victories, including the first for the car at Silverstone in April. But the star of the season would be Anthony Reid picking up eleven pole positions and seven victories, the most of any driver. So the bow tie became a common sight on Sundays.

In reflection it had a dual significance one as a sign to other teams we were on pole, and also that we didn’t take ourselves too seriously. It created a great sense of accomplishment in the team and helped to build confidence.

A few years later when we told the story to Eric Nève the Chevrolet motorsport manager, he delighted in telling us the Chevrolet logo is actually a bow tie , so as the Lacetti improved performance and got its 1st pole position the bow ties came out but were gold rather than red.

Nothing sounds better in your head set than listening to the race engineers commentary, saying, purple sector 1, purple sector 2 , purple sector 3 , and that’s pole! It was then down to media team to update Cefax and teletext and tell the world to help sell some cars"

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FORMULA ONE IN A SALESMAN CHASSIS

Posted by Goodwood Festival of Speed:

"We didn’t know how good we had it. The Super Touring era of the ‘90s is quite often cited as the pinnacle of wheel to wheel racing. The car sat on the next door neighbour’s drive was swapping paint with your parent’s car with the added spice of straight cut gears and Murray Walker’s enthusiasm for the sport. #FOS

At the 83rd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport - April 18-19, we’ll be celebrating the Super Touring era with a demo and Shoot-Out, so if you miss these racing days, get your tickets for #83MM now."

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Is there a better BTCC combination than Anthony Reid in Nissan Primera GT?

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Brian Cox receives the Robert Burns Award

Scottish actor Brian Cox, known for Succession, has received the 2026 Robert Burns Award from the St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles. The award was presented at the 96th annual Burns Supper at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 24, 2026, honoring his contributions to the arts.This is the same award Anthony Reid was honoured with last year!

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Formula Ford 2000, Cadwell Park 1984

IMAGE BY GARY KIMBER, GK PHOTO / TRIPLE BLUE PHOTOGRAPHY

Anthony Reid leads from pole position in the John Kirkpatrick run Argo, Julian Bailey alongside, with Mauricio Gugelmin (5) and Martin Donnelly (4) behind, then Peter Hardman (17) and Maurico Sala (27) from 3rd row plus Andy Wallace (14)... Bailey, Gugelmin and Donnelly went on to drive in Formula One, Sala and Wallace peaked in World Sports Cars, with Wallace becoming WSC World Champion!

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