22 IAN FLUX
Perhaps the archetypal national racing hero
Ian Flux is still a well-liked figure in national racing paddocks, an environment he has been a staple part of for four decades.
Often described as an allrounder, that tag is probably appropriate because he has worked hard to carve a living from a job he loves. He trod the single-seater path in Formula Vee, F3 and Formula Atlantic, before the money – which he derived in various ways – dried up. From then on, he appeared in a succession of series to keep his victory record ticking over.
He was a mainstay in Sports 2000 (where he won the crown in 1986), the TVR Tuscan Challenge (which he claimed in 1996) and the British GT Championship, where he and Jake Ulrich campaigned both a Mclaren F1 GTR and a Lister Storm.
He also contested the British Touring Car Championship in a Peugeot, and was drafted in to co-drive in numerous production saloon and
BTCC events.
He has battled in the FIA Sportscar Championship and Britcar since, and has recently been found in historic events.
But the story of Flux is not all about his race track record.
He is as large as life off the circuit as he is on it, often to be found propping up the bar in the BRDC Clubhouse talking about deeds which, sadly, due to current publishing legislation, will remain largely unprinted.
He keeps saying that he must get around to writing a book. That will have some of his former compatriots deeply concerned and a whole host of lawyers licking their lips.