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Old 20 Jan 2009, 19:53 (Ref:2375538)   #79
Deepy-Driver
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Pete Clark

Hi - brand new on 10/10ths today. I knew Peter Clark well. To answer a question earlier on, he went into flying after selling CC Automotive Developpments to Jim Tucker - 1960's and 1970's Morgan +4 racer and aeroplane designer. They co-owned the resulting company, and "Firefly Aerial Promotions" Pete was flying a Tucker designed Slingsby T-67 "Firefly" at Shuttleworth in 1996 when he crashed and died.
Peter raced in Minis and Porsches, and also with Dorset Racing at Le Mans etc. When he died, there was still BRDC stickers up in the unit in Kirkbymoorside. The last man at Autotek - as CC was renamed, who was around in the Capri days was one Mike Bilby. Last heard of with Specialist Cars of Malton. Pete shared a European touring Car Championship M3 BMW with Corner, Father and son, and helped son earn his BRDC membership. That was in AROUND 1989/90......
Autotek prepared my "Hot Hatch" XR2 in 1993 - Pete putting hands on it, and testing it, so it was PROBABLY the last Ford prepared by the old CC crew.
Jim Tucker died in 2006, sadly, BUT there is lots of old CC paperwork still with his estate. I have, up to now, been concentrating on his 1960's morgan racing, he still had his +4 race car when he died, but will go ferreting now for CC Capri info. IF this thread is still alive?

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