John Norrington’s racing and teaching experience in pictures
01. A shot taken at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School Snetterton where I began at 17.
02. My 1931/2 Aston in my first race at Silverstone, long ago, painted by Andrew Kitson.
03. Me in my Aston DB4GT at Mulsanne corner in a painting by Andrew Kitson.
04. The Aston DBR1/2 which won Le Mans in 1959 driven by Shelby and Salvadori. Here I am unloading it for scrutineering in the town square at Le Mans for a race in 1973.
05. The MGC prototype with TVR Griffith used for hillclimbs.
06. My 4.7 Sunbeam Tiger
07. 1959 3 litre Aston DB2-4 Mk 111 Swiss Motor Show car and AMOC concours winner.
08. The famous ‘wild man’ at Snett!
09. Combe in the wet, but nothing handles like a Sud.
10. The old Bus Stop at Spa.
11. Racing in the ’90s at Brands Hatch GP circuit in the Bridge Motorsport/Lexmark Alfasud.
12. Summer evening european Alfa Trofeo race at Spa Ferrari Days.
13. A now rare GTV6 at Snetterton built for me by Alfa specialists CS Racing.
14. Alfas in close company at Druids.
15. Hockenheim, in the stadium.
16. A winning day at Nurburgring GP circuit.
17. Castle Combe – always a pleasure.
18. A Dealer day.
19. A good haul. Team mates at Zandvoort after a great days racing.
20. Another wonderful day at Spa.
21. Little and large.
22. At Spa in my MGB
23. So wish I still had this one.
24. My beloved Honda VFR.
25. My terrific multi purpose, roadgoing/racing/trackday Alfa 75 at Brands Hatch, now owned by Chris Snowdon and raced by Bryony Snowdon.
26. A Goodwood test day in a proper Goodwood car. Highly original Shelby Mustang.
27. Flying at the ’Ring in a lovely Jaco’s Paddock BMW 3 series. (jacos-paddock.co.uk)
28. Porsche, Cadwell, sunshine.
29. Enjoying a superb classic 911 at a Revival test day in 2013.
30. The Audi A3 E Tron hybrid launch at Stratford on Avon in 2013.
31. Fun day at the Ring in tricky conditions.
32. 1 2 1 at the Hairpin, Cadwell Park.
33. The Chicane at Goodwood in a very pretty classic Alfa 105.
34. Maybe the most fun I ever had was the annual 24hr 2CV race where nose to tail racing is the norm – even in the dark.
35. Airfields can be a great place to find the limits in that precious car.
36. Doing some exercises around cones in a safe environment to explore over limit handling.
37. Front wheel drive really does work so well in poor conditions.
38. Here in wide open spaces at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk.
39. A Lambo day in Yorkshire.
40. Another 1 2 1 at the Autodrome – one of the safest venues in which to learn.
41. Hot car – hot colour!
42. Simply Porsche…
43. Wet working day at Mallory in 2012.
44. Classic wheels.
45. Brand spanking new and raring to go at Snetterton in this hi spec Atom.
46. A clutch of the ubiquitous MX5s as used in the Mazda Challenge in which I have often been involved. It is the training car par excellence which I often provide for pupils.
01. A shot taken at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School Snetterton where I began at 17.
