Caterham Sport Scholarship Drivers
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Name | Jason Sutherland |
| Age | 27 | |
| Occupation | Salesman | |
| Home town | Caterham | |
| Race number | 1 (gives me confidence and aspiration) | |
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Single | |
| Other interests/info | Small time club DJ (dance music) Work for Caterham Cars on sales Love cars! |
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Name | David Meadus |
| Age | 22 | |
| Occupation | Just graduated in Graphic Design at Leeds Met Uni (will be employed in design soon) | |
| Home town | Harrogate | |
| Race number | 2 (No. 1 was taken by Jason!!) | |
| David.Meadus@btinternet.com | ||
| Sponsor? | Midas Contract Flooring, Demon Tweeks? | |
| Family | Girlfriend Emma | |
| Other interests/info | Wining and Dining Emma Golf, Cycling, Tennis Art & Design Motorsport (Historic & Contemporary) |
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Name | Colin Nursey |
| Age | 37 | |
| Occupation | Police Officer | |
| Home town | Sunninghill, Berkshire | |
| Race number | 3 | |
| Sponsor? | Myself | |
| Family | One wife, one son (2 1/2) | |
| Other interests/info | Formula One, Aston Martins, Rolling Stones |
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Name | John Bennett |
| Age | Older than most | |
| Occupation | Videoconferencing Account Manager | |
| Home town | Overton, Hants | |
| Race number | 4 | |
| jbennett@telindus.co.uk | ||
| Sponsor? | Telindus | |
| Family | Three children : Timothy (11), Dominic (8), Rebecca (6) | |
| Other interests/info | Motor racing (BARC Rescue Team member) Rugby Football On the look-out for a lady who also has petrol in her veins! |
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Name | John Barry |
| Age | Unknown (Born again teenager) | |
| Occupation | Telecomms Technician | |
| Home town | Polesworth | |
| Race number | (Red) 5 (thought I might be another Nigel Mansell) | |
| john.barry@tesco.net | ||
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Wife Rosemary, Alison & Brian | |
| Other interests/info | Might do a Damon and retire before end of season!! |
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Name | Jonathan Mennear |
| Age | 33 | |
| Occupation | Project Manager, Lucas Aerospace | |
| Home town | Prudhoe, Northumberland but living as an ex-pat in Crofton Hackett in Birmingham | |
| Race number | 6 ("I am not a number, I an a free man!") | |
| jonathan.mennear@lucasvarity.com | ||
| Sponsor? | Space available! | |
| Family | Long suffering girlfriend, Janine (occasional motor racing slave) | |
| Other interests/info | Used to navigate for a friend in historic rallies in a Hillman Imp.
Found that too difficult - seem to need at least three hands - so thought driving might be
easier! (not knowing left from right does not help either). Have been known to ride mountain bikes and horses (not at the same time) but found the lack of four wheels and an engine a disadvantage. |
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Name | Alan Wiliamson |
| Age | 36 | |
| Occupation | Menwear buyer | |
| Home town | Otley, Leeds | |
| Race number | 7 (Caterham7/007) | |
| Sponsor? | I have used my car to sell space to raise money for a Vaiety Club coach - £6,250 so far | |
| Family | Wife Kim | |
| Other interests/info | F1, my job, Ferrari and Porsche, food and wine, James Bond |
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Name | Dean Chiddention |
| Age | 23 | |
| Occupation | Hydraulic Engineer | |
| Home town | Snodland | |
| Race number | 8 | |
| mhe@btclick.com | ||
| Sponsor? | H.E. Services, Rekatow, P.C.C., M.H. Equipment | |
| Family | 2 brothers | |
| Other interests/info | Stella, Pub, Darts, Sex (not necessarily in that order) |
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Name | Jon Halliwell |
| Age | 31 | |
| Occupation | Electrician | |
| Home town | Ferndown, Dorset | |
| Race number | 9 (as I came 9th at Brands the first time I drove a Caterham) | |
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Wife and 21/2 year old son who is mad about cars | |
| Other interests/info | Work. I'm afraid I'm a little boring as my life revolves around work and my cars |
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Name | Robert Howes |
| Age | 52 | |
| Occupation | TV Producer/Musician | |
| Home town | Denver, Norfolk | |
| Race number | 10 | |
| childrens.company@virgin.net | ||
| Sponsor? | Childrens Company | |
| Family | Wife Tina, Olivia (10) and Christine(?) (12) | |
| Other interests/info | House restoration, paying the mortgage, my family |
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Name | Timothy Gibson |
| Age | 48 | |
| Occupation | Director of property company | |
| Home town | Bauking, Oxfordshire | |
| Race number | 11 (same upside down) | |
| Sponsor? | Yes please! | |
| Family | Wife and two children, 18 and 15 | |
| Other interests/info | Anything for fun! |
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Name | Iain Bowler |
| Age | 25 | |
| Occupation | Software Developer | |
| Home town | Watford | |
| Race number | 12 (lowest number left) | |
| ibowler@realtimecontrol.com | ||
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | ||
| Other interests/info | Sport : Football, Badminton, Skiing I'm racing purely for fun, while trying hard not to destroy the car. |
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Name | Gary Stamp |
| Age | 28 | |
| Occupation | Service engineer for Hotpoint | |
| Home town | New Malden | |
| Race number | 13 | |
| Sponsor? | 7th Malden Scout Group | |
| Family | ||
| Other interests/info | I help with my local cubs and scouts in New Malden. Also do hill walking, climbing, skiing, white water rafting and travelling all around the world on holidays. |
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Name | Robert Draper |
| Age | ||
| Occupation | ||
| Home town | Leicester | |
| Race number | 14 | |
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | ||
| Other interests/info |
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Name | Graeme Smith |
| Age | 28 | |
| Occupation | Research Scientist | |
| Home town | Macclesfield, Cheshire | |
| Race number | 15 (thought I might have 14 gravel sweepers, but didn't work out like that) | |
| graeme@caterhamscholarship.freeserve.co.uk | ||
| Sponsor? | Karen | |
| Family | Girlfriend (and pit crew) Karen | |
| Other interests/info | Any expensive hobbies Any fast hobbies Any wet hobbies Any expensive, fast, wet hobbies (but obviously not racing in the wet!!!) |
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Name | Jeremy Boulton |
| Age | 47 | |
| Occupation | Financial Regulator | |
| Home town | Sevenoaks, Kent | |
| Race number | 16 (nearest I could get to 17, which Graham Hill used on Boxing Day '58, winning in the Lotus 7s inaugural race) | |
| jeremy.boulton@fsa.gov.uk | ||
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Holly (18), Will (16) | |
| Other interests/info | Lieutenant in Royal Naval Reserve Likes sailing, writing, beagling (?) Learning the piano (very understanding family) |
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Name | Duncan Manning |
| Age | 18 | |
| Occupation | Gap year/Student | |
| Home town | Woking | |
| Race number | 17 | |
| manning@bmil.demon.co.uk | ||
| Sponsor? | Dad | |
| Family | Mum, dad, sister | |
| Other interests/info | Outdoor pursuits Skiing, biking Socialising, drinking Waiting for A level results |
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Name | Colin Hayes |
| Age | 29 | |
| Occupation | Designer | |
| Home town | Rathmore, Ireland | |
| Race number | 18 | |
| Sponsor? | Possibly | |
| Family | Not yet | |
| Other interests/info | Flying Cars Film |
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Name | Adam Moreve |
| Age | 29 | |
| Occupation | Freelance Sound Recordist | |
| Home town | Weybridge | |
| Race number | 20 | |
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Mum Carol, dad Robin, brother Mark, fiancée Eve and Deacus the cat | |
| Other interests/info | Mountain Biking Photography Good food Skiing |
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Name | Paul Clugston |
| Age | 49 | |
| Occupation | Proprietor of UK Sports Cars, Lotus and Caterham Sales | |
| Home town | Canterbury | |
| Race number | 21 (my mental age) | |
| sales@uksportscars.com | ||
| Sponsor? | UK Sports Cars! | |
| Family | Single (still searching!) | |
| Other interests/info | Learning to fly a Robinson R22 helicopter. 50 hours flying so far
and hope to have licence by end of year (fly to the last event of the year?!) Skiing, golf, enjoy selling Lotus & Caterhams for a living (been doing it full time for 20 years), cycling (if I get time), pubs, anything Lotus! |
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Name | Richard Mann |
| Age | 41 | |
| Occupation | Chartered Accountant (own practise) | |
| Home town | Highcliffe (Hampshire/Dorset border right on the coast) | |
| Race number | 22 | |
| rwmandco@aol.com | ||
| Sponsor? | (1) paying for the season - Richard Mann & Co Chartered Accountants (2) to add a further degree of interest I have been seeking pledges of cash for points from friends, clients, business associates and family all money raised to be donated to Highcliffe Junior School where I am a Governor for the purchase of classroom equipment etc. Initially my aim was to try to get up to £1000 but such has been the generosity of people that even with my average position thus far of 12th I should well exceed this. |
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| Family | Family: Married to Gilly for 17 years; two daughters Sarah (15) Katie (13) and a little monster Ben (10) who is contracted to keep the "seven" clean for the season. | |
| Other interests/info | Main hobby has always been fishing (for trout primarily but not very successfully) but suspect that at the end of this year I may be hooked on racing |
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Name | Arthur Gilmour |
| Age | 42 | |
| Occupation | Farmer (beef and arable) | |
| Home town | Kings Lynn, Norfolk | |
| Race number | 23 | |
| Sponsor? | NatWest Bank at 2% over base | |
| Family | 1 son (17), 1 daughter (9) | |
| Other interests/info | Classic car restoration, furniture making |
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Name | Tom Battye |
| Age | 26 | |
| Occupation | Retail Manager, Sainsburys | |
| Home town | Holmfirth, Huddersfield | |
| Race number | 24 (D.O.B.) | |
| Sponsor? | Walter Green Motor Engineers, Kickers, Sally | |
| Family | ||
| Other interests/info |
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Name | Peter Mumford |
| Age | 38 | |
| Occupation | Civil Servant | |
| Home town | Sevenoaks | |
| Race number | 27 (Giles Villeneuve's number) | |
| peter.mumford@ukgateway.net | ||
| Sponsor? | Club 100 (2 stoke kart racing series) | |
| Family | Wife Debra | |
| Other interests/info | Regular kart racing in sprints and enduros |
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Name | Paul Butcher |
| Age | 30 | |
| Occupation | Project Manager (Computer Software) | |
| Home town | Farnham | |
| Race number | 30 | |
| paul.butcher@insignia.com | ||
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Wife & 2 cats | |
| Other interests/info | Cycling Squash |
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Name | Mark Lloyd |
| Age | 33 | |
| Occupation | Director | |
| Home town | Monmouth, Gwent | |
| Race number | 33 - my age | |
| Sponsor? | Wye Solutions Ltd | |
| Family | Wife Jane, son Harry (14 months) | |
| Other interests/info | Car is 50/50 purchase with my father, who has full use of it weekdays. Recently sold very small business to fund Caterham and provide time to attend meetings. Harry likes the car and looks much better in it than me! |
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Name | Alistair Weaver |
| Age | 22 | |
| Occupation | Roadtester | |
| Home town | London | |
| Race number | 42 (Senna's first karting number) | |
| alistair.weaver@haynet.com | ||
| Sponsor? | Autocar | |
| Family | Single | |
| Other interests/info | 6'3" - had a problem fitting into the car Bought a Willam harness as I wanted to protect my manhood Competing journalist Interests : Sport, cars, travel |
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Name | Robert Harwood |
| Age | 46 | |
| Occupation | Joiner | |
| Home town | Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire | |
| Race number | 45 - not chosen but happened to be my age at the time! | |
| Sponsor? | The Wife! | |
| Family | Caterham widow + 2 male jnr pit crew aged 12 and 10 | |
| Other interests/info | Leicester City Good beer How do I stop my wife's spending sprees on race days while I'm not there!? |
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Name | Mark Wood |
| Age | 40. Bald. Gray where the hair is! Beer belly. | |
| Occupation | Into heavy metal (Steel salesman) | |
| Home town | Huddersfield - the town where Wood is the most popular surname (according to the Daily Mail) | |
| Race number | 53. Wanted 7 but Williamson beat me to it, so I had to make do with Herbie's number | |
| Can be reached at johnwood@cjohnwood.freeserve.co.uk | ||
| Sponsor? | Miller's oil, h2 motorsport | |
| Family | Tries not to associate with them. Engaged to Gill. Also Richard 18, Laura 21. | |
| Other interests/info | Caterham Scholarship (obviously), mountain biking, foreign travel. Unfortunately has lycra fetish (likes chasing curvy bottoms at circuit training - female, of course). |
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Name | David Hyde |
| Age | 54 | |
| Occupation | Consulting Engineer | |
| Home town | Buxted, East Sussex | |
| Race number | 54 | |
| hemsley@compuserve.com | ||
| Sponsor? | ||
| Family | Wife and two grown-up sons | |
| Other interests/info | Son one is into motorbike racing Son two is a professional polo player Other interests : radio control modelling |