Will Hoy
Will Hoy
19 December 2002
Former BTCC Champion Will Hoy died from a brain tumour at the age of 50.
2 April 1953
William Ewing Hoy (Will Hoy) was born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire (1991 BTCC Champion).
28 June 1994
Formula One's worst kept secret: it is announced that Nigel Mansell is to race in the French, Japanese and Australian Grand Prix for Williams as the Englishman appears in a public test day for the team at Brands Hatch.
27 September 1911
Cyril William Kieft (Cyril Kieft), industralist and motor engineer, was born in Swansea, Wales.
26 December 1958
Adrian Newey was born in Stratford-upon-Avon (designer at March, FORCE, Williams, McLaren and Red Bull).
26 October 1986
Nigel Mansell's World Championship hopes came to an end in the Australian Grand Prix when the left rear tyre of his Williams-Honda FW11 exploded while in a comfortable third position.
26 September 1909
William Henry Getty France, Senior (Bill France Senior, 'Big Bill') was born in Washington, D.C.
24 August 1911
Frank Raymond Wilton England (Lofty England) was born in Finchley, London (Jaguar racing team manager, later succeeded Sir William Lyons as Chairman and Chief Executive of Jaguar Cars).
24 February 2009
USF1, led by Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor, announce they will be entering Formula One in 2010 with two American drivers. Danica Patrick and Scott Speed are mentioned as possible drivers.
21 June 1970
Piers Courage died when his Frank Williams-entered de Tomaso-Cosworth spun off the Zandvoort track and caught fire during the Dutch Grand Prix.
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