Motor Racing - A Family Passion
Wayne Stirling Parker
- Region:
- Gloucestershire
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £50 plus travel
- Category:
- Sports
- Updated:
- 29th July 2024
- Tagged:
- Motor Racing | Jaguar | Racing Cars | Parker Motorsport
A talk discussing the Parker family's involvement in UK motor racing. Wayne Parker has competed in circuit racing for over 30 years.
In this talk, Wayne starts with the stories of his father's exploits in the 1960's and 70's and also discusses his uncle's competition in rallying in the 70's and 80s. Wayne discusses his own 30+ year motor racing career. This includes the highs of success, and the lows of crashes and incidents, the excitement and the sadness. He discusses the fun and the risks of being a race instructor, tyre testing, and promoting cars from the mundane to the luxurious. The talk is illustrated with slides and short videos of some of his races.
Views: 63 | Enquiries: 0About Wayne Stirling Parker
Wayne comes from a family of motor racing, with an extensive background in motorsport. His father Gaylord Parker raced with success in 1960s with a Mini Cooper S 970cc, later racing in the British Leyland Mini 7 Challenge in the 1970s. His uncle was a successful Rally Driver in the 1970s and 80s.
Wayne has over 30 years circuit racing experience in saloons, and GTs. He began competitive racing in 1990 in sprint and hillclimb events with an Austin Mini before progressing to circuit racing in 1994. Wayne has raced in numerous different events and championships, throughout the UK and at the Spa Francorchamps 6 hours weekend. Wayne has always competed with British saloon and sports manufacturers and these include Austin Mini, MG Metro, MG ZR, Rover Metro GTI, Rover BRM, Jaguar XJS, Jaguar XK8 and Jaguar F-Type. He has also driven single seaters including Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Arrows FA14 Formula 1 cars. Previously Wayne was a grade 'A' ARDS race driving instructor, providing circuit tuition and as a Pro Driver for car manufacturers.
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