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| − | '''Barry McKockiner''' (Born in Fife, 20th of April 1952) is a | + | '''Barry McKockiner''' (Born in Fife, 20th of April 1952) is a Scottish racing driver who can allegedly drive a car, known for his ventures in the [[Dywa Grand Prix Series]]. He is related to Scottish former [[AutoReject World Series|ARWS]] driver [[Phil McCracken]]. Much like him, he is useless at the wheel of a racing car, and prone to outbursts of profanity and violence when anyone points out his complete ineptitude at racing. However, he is prone to rare outbursts of driving fast, usually when it is unwanted. |
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
His earliest forays into motorsport began when he entered a local rally in a stolen Mark 1 Cortina at the age of fifteen, where lived about his age on the entry forms. He became an instant legend in the Scots motorsport scene by setting the slowest time on the first stage, then getting caught speeding when driving to the second stage, leading to a car chase where he ended up going down the second stage's route with police in hot pursuit. Whilst it cannot be verified, he is believed to have set a time on the stage over a minute faster than the official fastest time during the rally. Soon after this, he totalled the car in a spectacular crash, but remarkably, both he and his navigator walked unscathed despite the lack of a roll cage in the car. Soon after he was arrested for speeding, resisting arrest, driving without a licence, and stealing a car. After spending the remainder of his childhood in a juvenile detention centre, he went back to racing right away, mostly in rallying where he developed a reputation for totalling cars. | His earliest forays into motorsport began when he entered a local rally in a stolen Mark 1 Cortina at the age of fifteen, where lived about his age on the entry forms. He became an instant legend in the Scots motorsport scene by setting the slowest time on the first stage, then getting caught speeding when driving to the second stage, leading to a car chase where he ended up going down the second stage's route with police in hot pursuit. Whilst it cannot be verified, he is believed to have set a time on the stage over a minute faster than the official fastest time during the rally. Soon after this, he totalled the car in a spectacular crash, but remarkably, both he and his navigator walked unscathed despite the lack of a roll cage in the car. Soon after he was arrested for speeding, resisting arrest, driving without a licence, and stealing a car. After spending the remainder of his childhood in a juvenile detention centre, he went back to racing right away, mostly in rallying where he developed a reputation for totalling cars. | ||
After getting in a fight with his navigator whom supposedly caused him to crash with a bad pacenote, he made the switch to circuit racing, initially Formula Ford, but in 1977 he switched to British F3, where he became a legend by making a bet with his teammate during qualifying at Oulton Park that he would take Knickerbrook flat-out, leading to both drivers obliterating their cars within ten minutes of one another. Evidently, prospective Dywa GP team [[Automotive SuperSport]] saw potential in this and signed him up for the inaugural season. | After getting in a fight with his navigator whom supposedly caused him to crash with a bad pacenote, he made the switch to circuit racing, initially Formula Ford, but in 1977 he switched to British F3, where he became a legend by making a bet with his teammate during qualifying at Oulton Park that he would take Knickerbrook flat-out, leading to both drivers obliterating their cars within ten minutes of one another. Evidently, prospective Dywa GP team [[Automotive SuperSport]] saw potential in this and signed him up for the inaugural season. | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 30 January 2022
Barry McKockiner (Born in Fife, 20th of April 1952) is a Scottish racing driver who can allegedly drive a car, known for his ventures in the Dywa Grand Prix Series. He is related to Scottish former ARWS driver Phil McCracken. Much like him, he is useless at the wheel of a racing car, and prone to outbursts of profanity and violence when anyone points out his complete ineptitude at racing. However, he is prone to rare outbursts of driving fast, usually when it is unwanted.
Early Life
His earliest forays into motorsport began when he entered a local rally in a stolen Mark 1 Cortina at the age of fifteen, where lived about his age on the entry forms. He became an instant legend in the Scots motorsport scene by setting the slowest time on the first stage, then getting caught speeding when driving to the second stage, leading to a car chase where he ended up going down the second stage's route with police in hot pursuit. Whilst it cannot be verified, he is believed to have set a time on the stage over a minute faster than the official fastest time during the rally. Soon after this, he totalled the car in a spectacular crash, but remarkably, both he and his navigator walked unscathed despite the lack of a roll cage in the car. Soon after he was arrested for speeding, resisting arrest, driving without a licence, and stealing a car. After spending the remainder of his childhood in a juvenile detention centre, he went back to racing right away, mostly in rallying where he developed a reputation for totalling cars. After getting in a fight with his navigator whom supposedly caused him to crash with a bad pacenote, he made the switch to circuit racing, initially Formula Ford, but in 1977 he switched to British F3, where he became a legend by making a bet with his teammate during qualifying at Oulton Park that he would take Knickerbrook flat-out, leading to both drivers obliterating their cars within ten minutes of one another. Evidently, prospective Dywa GP team Automotive SuperSport saw potential in this and signed him up for the inaugural season.
