I was always flattered by the fact that Tony was so friendly to me, and so nice when he approved of something I’d written, because I really only knew him in later life. He came along to Brooklands to take part in one of our talks, and was absolutely fascinating about young James Hunt, with whom he was very close, and the kind of lives these young racers shared. He was so modest about his achievements; it was an example to us all.
However, Tony was influential on me long before I ever met him. Soon after I arrived here from Oz at the end of the 1970s I went to the Classic Car show and there, parked in the foyer, surrounded five deep by reverent punters like me, was an orange Porsche 911 made special because it was often written about by the famous journalist and racer, Tony Dron. It was a graphic illustration that particular cars can be famous because of who drove them. Tony was a lovely guy, and I hope he is resting well.
I was always flattered by the fact that Tony was so friendly to me, and so nice when he approved of something I’d written, because I really only knew him in later life. He came along to Brooklands to take part in one of our talks, and was absolutely fascinating about young James Hunt, with whom he was very close, and the kind of lives these young racers shared. He was so modest about his achievements; it was an example to us all.
However, Tony was influential on me long before I ever met him. Soon after I arrived here from Oz at the end of the 1970s I went to the Classic Car show and there, parked in the foyer, surrounded five deep by reverent punters like me, was an orange Porsche 911 made special because it was often written about by the famous journalist and racer, Tony Dron. It was a graphic illustration that particular cars can be famous because of who drove them. Tony was a lovely guy, and I hope he is resting well.
