The Apex Interviews Episode 59: Richard Attwood

The Apex

From the humble beginnings of racing a Standard 10 and Triumph TR3 at Goodwood, to triumph at Le Mans in 1970 driving one of the fastest and most dangerous machines ever created, Richard Attwood is one of motorsports’ restrained yet ebullient stars.

Chapters -

(0:00) Intro

(1:10) Journey into Motorsport

(18:08) Turning Pro

(20:10) Calibre of driver's in F2 / Jim Clark

(22:07) Monaco & Graham Hill

(24:22) More on Jim Clark

(28:14) Racing Single Seaters

(29:20) Le Mans

(46:25) GT40 Development / Ken Miles

(53:05) Carroll Shelby

(57:17) Le Mans Filming with Steve McQueen

(1:03:55) Targa Florio

(1:19:54) Reflecting on the danger

(1:21:36) Quick Fire / Single Seaters vs Sports Cars

(1:23:06) Who was the driver you most admired?

(1:25:00) Modern F1

(1:30:01) Dream 3 Car Garage

(1:36:25) Outro

Richard Attwood:

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Instagram - @richardattwoodmotorsport

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