Who Are "The Immortals" of British Motorsport?

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🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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On this episode of the Autosport Podcast, Kevin Turner set out to ask BTCC Commentator and now author David Addison a very important question: "Who are the 'immortals' of British Motorsport? The most impactful drivers and figures that have shaped, moulded and moved the needle for the sport domestically? In a new book, "The Immortals of British Motor Racing", David breaks down who for him, are his 12 drivers in British racing with the greatest legacies.While some names fill themselves in like Sirs Hamilton, Stewart and Clark, some others may surprise you like Gerry Marshall, or driver turned broadcaster Martin Brundle. There's also some discussion about the honorable mentions that didn't quite make the book, like Britain's first F1 World Champion Mike Hawthorn, or Grand Prix winner John Watson. Who do you think should have made Addison's twelve? Let us know in the comments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Ordersball.com, Ultimate Magazine, I'm Kevin Turner and this is the Autopport Podcast.
0:11.2	We're at Silverstone, the home of British Motor Racing, and we are talking about the immortals of British Motor Racing, thanks to the author of his first book.
0:21.6	But actually, he's better known for being one of the leading commentators in the,
0:25.6	well, I think, we can say that, I think in the country, but actually in the world, I think we can say that.
0:28.6	I think in English-speaking world, I think that's fair.
0:30.6	Welcome to the Worldcast, David Addison. How are you? Right, Kevin, thank you very much. This is quite a build-up for a book, and it's a bit of a change of
0:38.2	direction, really, because like you say, most people assume I talk rather than write, but it's
0:42.6	been an interesting exercise doing this. Well, before we go on to the subject, matter itself,
0:47.9	how did it come about? How have you gone from, yes, talking for a living to coming on to our patch and writing. Yeah, sorry about that.
0:54.4	You've beaten me to write in a book.
0:55.8	This is outrageous.
0:57.7	It's a kind of short end to a long story in a way.
1:03.2	So in 08, I did the first of four years commentating in Australia on Baffest.
1:10.5	And while I was there, one of my colleagues, I call Luke West, we shared the microphone
1:16.0	on V8 races.
1:18.2	And, you know, we got on fine and we had a good time and we liked each other's company
1:22.4	and all that.
1:23.0	And then after 2011, I stopped going to Australia.
1:27.1	And we lost touch. And then after COVID, I stopped going to Australia. And we lost touch.
1:28.6	And then after COVID, I got one of these LinkedIn messages.
1:31.8	And it was from Luke.
1:32.6	And I connected.
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