Those Hoinvilles again

I follow your Morley’s Worksop ramblings wit h some interest (and occasiona l disbelief ) in Unique Cars. In the August issue (404) you made mention of Graham Hoinv ille in connection with the Cortina GT500.

I am in t he f inal stages of writing Graham’s biography, tit led My Life in

Motor Sport. It should be available before Christmas, and covers his early racing in a supercharged MGTC, his partnership with Harr y Fir t h in t r ia ls and ra l lies, the Ford participation in t he East African Safari and the London to Sydney marathon, his role in t he formation of CAMS and much, much more.

If you like I will for ward you a rev iew copy. Keep up t he good bullshit. Bob Watson, Email

Marley says...

FOR THOSE of you who came in late, let me explain that Bob Watson is one of this country’s best engineers, competition drivers, motorsport brains and writers, and worthy of any number of biographies of his own. I’ve worked with Bob on magazine road tests and admire his ability to tell a good car from a crook one and to call a spade a bloody shovel in the process. So thanks Bob, and good to hear from you.

Sounds like the Graham Hoinville biog will be a ripper, and it also sounds like the man himself must be one of the most experienced motorsport characters this joint has ever turned out. So, yeah, I’d love to see a copy of the book when it’s published, but let’s make this interesting and give a copy away as a readers’ competition prize in this column (which clearly amuses you from time to time). Drop me a copy when you have it and in the meantime, I’ll come up with a question for the quiz. First correct answer wins the book.

And Bob: Don’t forget to autograph the book. Meantime, it seems those Hoinville tentacles are still spreading. Check out the next letter…