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Born: Burnley, Lancashire, Great Britain March 9, 1937
Residence: Vero Beach, Florida USA
Married: Since 1962 to Marion
Son: James, Daughter in Law, Dawn Lucinda
Daughter: Charlotte
Started Racing: 1959 with Morris 1000 Traveller Woody

Factory driver for the following teams:

John Wyer Gulf Ford
John Wyer Gulf Porsche
Dr.Ing h.c.F.Porsche AG
SEFAC Ferrari
Group 44 Jaguar
BMW Motorsport GMBH
Proteus Aston Martin

McLaren Racing - F1
Frank Williams DeTomaso - F1
Cooper Car Company - F1
UOP Shadow - F1
BRM - F1
Chevron
Haas/Hall Chaparral Lola F5000

Has won the following Championships:

1974, 1975, 1976 U.S. Formula 5000 Champion.
Carl Haas/Jim Hall Lola T330/332
1981 IMSA Camel GT Champion, Lola T600 GTP
1970 South African Springbok Champion.
Chevron B16/Spyder.

Member World Manufacturers Championship Winning teams:

1968 John Wyer Gulf Ford
1969 Dr.Ing h.c.F.Porsche AG
1970 Chevron (2 Liter Championship)

Currently races in many vintage and historic events.

Has promoted various vintage and historic races, including:

Brian Redman’s Jefferson 500
The Inaugural Nassau Classic Car Festival
The Double 50 Porsche Celebration at Watkins Glen
Rennsport Reunion I, II, & III
Targa 66, a limited membership club for owners of high performance road and race cars.

Represented Merrill Lynch in the Merrill Lynch/Brian Redman Vintage Motorsports Award Series.

Contributing editor to Road & Track and Vintage Motorsports magazine.

Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame

Life member of the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC)
Member and past president of the Road Racing Driver’s Club (RRDC)