Moffat, son of touring car legend allan moffat, first appeared. Moffat jr revs up by gavin mcgrath february 10, 2004 another touring car legends son is set to follow in his fathers footsteps. Motorsport legend allan moffat battles health, legal. Fourtime bathurst winner allan moffat in final race. Allan moffat racing career profile driver database. Andrew moffat brings a unique background to the practice of commercial mediation. The following two years would see moffat come into his own as one of australias most dominant race drivers, and the falcon gtho as an almost unbeatable car. Interestingly, allan moffat became an australian citizen only in 2004. His career has armed him with commercial, financial and governance experience which allows him to understand the fundamental issues underlying a dispute and then to engage constructively with. Allan george moffat obe is a canadianaustralian racing driver known. Moffat races into the sport australia hall of fame. Andrew jordan netted his fourth win of the british touring car championship season in the opening race at.
After retiring from driving, moffat was still involved in motorsport, he ran his own team until 1996, but also appeared as an expert commentator on television. Apr 07, 2020 andrew moffat says no outsider changes came after a period of reflection. If you love british touring car championship as much as i. This led to a role as development driver for fords kar kraft special vehicles. That season, he drove a eurotechjohn guest racing honda integra and placed th overall with two podiums. The ford falcon sporting the famous racer 9 andrew moffat typhoon f6 racer the son of a gun allan moffat and brother of james moffat the racing family photo collection by. Team dynamics driver dan cammish went fastest in free practice for the british touring car championship round at croft to beat the bmws of andrew jordan and colin turkington. Moffat answered a call from brock and became his holden commodore codriver. Alan stanley jones, mbe born 2 november 1946 in melbourne, victoria is an australian former formula one driver.
Andrew miedecke was again lead driver and qualified the aging eb falcon in 16th place but codriver mark noske never got a drive. James moffat finished second driving for nissan motorsport in the 2014 supercheap auto bathurst. In the 1970s allan had one fiercest rivalries ever seen in australian motorsport with peter brock, and they are the only drivers to have won the great race at bathurst in both its 500mile and kilometre formats. His two sons andrew moffat and james moffat have followed their father into motor racing. Youngest ever in btcc btcc race winner 2019 btcc with laser tools racing mercedes aclass. His sons andrew and james are also in motorsport and they actually finished second at bathurst in 2014. According to an exclusive report in the sunday telegraph, fiona byrne writes that moffat, who has also won the sandown 500 six times, has been diagnosed with alzheimers disease and has been admitted to a special care facility in melbourne. Youngest ever in btcc btcc race winner 2019 btcc with laser tools racing mercedes aclass brdc member local karting championship macmerry. Aug 30, 2017 the ford falcon sporting the famous racer 9 andrew moffat typhoon f6 racer the son of a gun allan moffat and brother of james moffat the racing family photo collection by s. Melbourne, victoria, australia fourtime bathurst winner alan moffat, known as mr ford for much of his career, is battling health and legal issues in the final days of his life.
Racing cars was the last thing allan moffat wanted his son to do. Allan george moffat is a former racing driver from australia, best known for his triumphs in the australian touring cars championship atcc and races like bathurst 500 and sandown 500 he was atcc champion four times, in 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1983. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andrews connections and jobs at similar companies. Allan george moffat, obe born 10 november 1939 in saskatoon, saskatchewan, canada is an australian racing driver known for his four wins in the australian touring car championship, six wins in the sandown 500 and his four wins in the bathurst 500. An icon of australian touring car racing, allan moffat obe was a resolute driver and a savvy. This development resulted in sons james and andrew. James moffat born 18 june 1984 is an australian professional racing driver who competed in the virgin australia supercars championship. Moffat was a fulltime driver in the supercars championship from 2011 to 2017, in that time driving for dick johnson racing, nissan motorsport. Andrew moffat studied law, then spent two decades gaining extensive commercial, financial and governance experience across a broad range of industries, and in 2012 brought this background to the resolution of commercial disputes.
View the profiles of professionals named andrew moffat on linkedin. Driving for bmw and pirtek racing in 2017 btcc along with the uk round of the world rallycross championship and various historic events. Andrew remains active and competitive in motor racing, working with his son george in the port macquarie car dealership and flying his cirrus plane between rounds. James began racing at club level before moveing up to national level. Aged just 16 years, ten months and 28 days, moffat created history in 20 by becoming the youngest driver ever to enter the btcc when he made his debut in a finesse motorsportrun chevrolet cruze on home soil at knockhill, competing in the jack sears trophy for s2000 cars. Moffat also serves it up to some of his own codrivers including bobby rahal, who at le mans apparently didnt share a priority at for mechanical sympathy and blew the engine in their porsche 935 when running fourth. Coinciding with the collapse of carrera cup, moffat moved into team sonics newly established v8 supercar program and finished second in the 2009 fujitsu v8 supercar series. Moffat is being supported by a group of former race rivals and team mates led by larry perkins and fred gibson, as well as his elder son andrew and his longterm helper, phil grant. Many of moffats codrivers, including gregg hansford and jacky ickx, are highly regarded though. By 1970 ford had made significant improvements to the falcon gtho and moffat, racing without a codriver, took the car to two crushing victories in the 1970 and 1971 bathurst races. Allan moffats biography is a rare glimpse into the life. At the season ending v8 supercar prizegiving moffat received the mike kable young gun award, recognition of his efforts as a first year v8 supercar driver. Heres my interview with aiden moffatt at autosport show after an impressive 2015 season. Oct 1 aiden moffat enjoys strong weekend in btcc finale.
Moffat s two sons andrew moffat and james moffat have followed their father into motor racing. His career has armed him with commercial, financial and governance experience which allows him to understand the fundamental issues underlying a dispute and then to engage constructively with the parties and their advisers. As well as being a music teacher and son of race car driver alan moffat hes done quite a bit of motor racing himself. He became the youngest driver ever to compete in the btcc when he made his debut at the knockhill round of the 20 season. James moffat born 18 june 1984 is an australian professional racing driver who competed in. Andrew thompson born 3 november 1987 in byron bay, new south wales, is an australian racing driver. Meet the pioneering lesbian racing driver whos taken up a delivery job to help her survive during the coronavirus. His estranged partner susan mccure, according to the telegraph report, is engaged in legal proceedings with andrew moffat, the racing driver. Aiden moffat and the laser tools racing team are looking forward to the 2019 season with the young scottish driver feeling confident of further. James moffat v8 driver download also, people probably underestimate the impact of having to effectively do an aero change every year.
Contentsshow current season moffat is currently competing for laser tools racing, a team set up to directly support moffat in his career. Oct 16, 2012 andrew moffat is a choral singer with the australian chamber choir. Michael deal thank you andrew, grace and peace to you and your dad. Butcher dominates both btcc knockhill free practice sessions. Peekyous people search has 33 people named andrew moffat and you can find info, photos, links, family members and more. Motorsport legend allan moffat battles health, legal issues. Moffat, son of touring car legend allan moffat, first appeared as a racing driver at club level before moving up to national level racing in a onemake series for lotus elise production cars, finishing runnerup in a tight championship fight, before graduating into v8 utes in 2005. Posted on tuesday 31 march 2020 laser tools racings ash sutton has been revealed as the latest driver who will be p. Allan moffats biography is a rare glimpse into the life of. The moffat surname is synonymous with australian motorsport, but james moffat is not looking to ride on the coat tails of his famous father, allan. He competed in a total of 117 grands prix, winning 12 and achieving. George donikian, bev brock, andrew moffat abc melbourne. Sep 01, 2019 as with another bathurst great bob jane, moffat too is tied up with a legal battle with his family. Moffat, 79, who took out bathurst in 1970, 1971, 1973, and 1977 was a great rival of peter brock, who won the big race in 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979 and 1980.
The ford falcon sporting the famous racer 9 andrew moffat typhoon f6 racer the son of a gun allan moffat and brother of james moffat the racing family photo collection by s. View andrew moffats profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. His first wife, pauline, has remarried and lives in the usa so he has two sons to different mums, andrew pauline and james sue. Andrew kirkaldy born 1 march 1976 in st andrews is a british racing driver and managing director of mclaren gt. It was the first time the moffat name had been on the bathurst podium since allan finished third in 1984. Moffat was inducted into the v8 supercars hall of fame in 1999. James moffat born 18 june 1984 is an australian racing driver who currently competes for the dick johnson racing team in the 2012 international v8 supercars championship. Moffat was the man when it came to racing and winning in gthos. Aiden moffat born 28 september 1996 is a british racing driver currently competing in the british touring car championship for laser tools racing. Allan george moffat obe is a living motor sport treasure, a ford and mazda racing icon and one of australias greatest racing drivers. Aiden moffat laser tools racing btcc autosport show.
From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an australian touring car championship round. Wife pauline, who was a fixture in the moffat pit in the early years, discovered shed been replaced in the drivers affections by the younger sue mccure, who went from fan to allans secretary to his lover in quick time. Moffat also races as a codriver for tickford racing in the pirtek enduro cup in a ford mustang gt biography. Confederation of australian motor sport president andrew. Andrew moffat assistant principal mordialloc college. But he admits he has caught the bug and intends to make racing his career. Allan moffats son andrew is the latest secondgeneration driver to hit the track after steve johnson and james brock. James began racing at club level before moveing up to national level racing in a onemake series for lotus elise production cars, finishing runnerup in a tight championship. Sep 14, 2019 butcher dominates btcc knockhill practice. Moffats two sons andrew moffat and james moffat have followed their father into motor racing.
Rory butcher dominated free practice for the british touring car championship round at knockhill, finishing both sessions more than 0. Aiden moffat racing of laser tools racing and jack goff of rcib insurance racing with fox transport, aka team hard racing. Andrew moffat is a choral singer with the australian chamber choir. He was the first driver to win a formula one world championship with the williams team, becoming the 1980 world drivers champion and the second australian to do so following triple world champion sir jack brabham. In 2018 he drove for wall racing in the porsche carrera cup australia championship. In his first two seasons with nissan motorsport, moffat has shown to be a driver with true grit, great passion and a thirst. Laser tools racings aiden moffat nudges andrew jordan from the top spot. Andrew moffat says no outsider changes came after a period of reflection. James moffat born 18 june 1984 is an australian professional racing driver who competed. This development resulted in sons james and andrew, born less than 15 months apart to different mothers. As with another bathurst great bob jane, moffat too is tied up with a legal battle with his family. He has driven with allan moffat, peter brock and many of australias leading touring car stars and teams. Charles lindsay obrien born 26 march 1955 is a former australian race car driver. Allan george moffat obe born 10 november 1939 in saskatoon, saskatchewan, canada is a canadianaustralian racing driver known for his four championships in the australian touring car championship, six wins in the sandown 500 and his four wins in the bathurst 500.
In 2009, jordan made history at donington park behind the wheel of his vx racing vauxhall vectra, becoming the youngest driver ever to score a btcc pole position. Sep 02, 2019 three years after being diagnosed with the early stages of dementia, moffats situation has become public thanks to a legal battle over his legacy. Initially born in canada, but now an australian citizen, allan is known for his four wins in the australian touring car. His estranged partner susan mccure, according to the telegraph report, is engaged in legal proceedings with andrew moffat, the racing driver greats eldest son, over his fathers will. Allan moffat s son andrew is the latest secondgeneration driver to hit the track after steve johnson and james brock. In his first two seasons with nissan motorsport, moffat has shown to be a driver with true grit, great passion and a thirst for success.
Andrew moffat racing career profile driver database. Moffat jr, 20, who studies music at melbourne university, will make a modest start in the sports sedan undertwolitre class this year. Moffat was inducted into the v8 supercar hall of fame in 1999 moffat and his longtime rival and later codriver peter brock are the only. In 20, moffat became the youngest ever driver at the age of 16 years, ten months and 28 days to drive in the btcc, participating at the knockhill round that year.
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