Alan Mann Racing

Alan Mann Racing

Alan Mann Racing was organized by the British born super-organizer. Alan Mann was born in 1937 he was a part time racing driver, but a better team manager.

Based initially in Byfleet Surrey

He ran Ford Zephyr’s and Anglia’s in 1962 under the entrant of Andrews Garage in British Saloon Car races

In 1963 he prepared a Ford Cortina GT under Alan Andrews Racing for Henry Taylor in Racing and Rallying in a qasi Ford Team

His team was included to run a Ford Cortina GT in the Marlboro 12 hour Marlboro Park Speedway USA in August 1963 with express purpose of winning its class, as Volvo was reaping publicity from a string of victories

His Cortina driven by Henry Taylor and Jimmy Blumer came second to another Cortina of John Willment Automobiles driven by Jack Sears and Bob Olthoff, which won the race overall

This made an impression on John Holman of Holman & Moody Fords top racing team in USA who had already sold Willment a Ford Galaxie and this subsequently attracted more of Ford’s attention.

For 1964 Alan Mann Racing became a top Ford Factory Team with the racing colours of Red and Gold

Reference

Books

Gentleman Jack: The Official Biography of Jack Sears Graham Gould ISBN978-1845841515

Internet

http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1963%20Marlboro.html

http://www.pixelmatic.com.au/cortina/articles/whitmore.htm