- Tony Mason (co-driver)
Tony Mason is a British former rally
co-driver andtelevision presenter . In 1972, he navigated the lateRoger Clark to victory in theRAC Rally and the team also finished second in the event twice in 1974 and 1975, the only British crew to do so in a period spanning 35 years. He has also competed as a driver himself, and was recently co-driver for Finnish driverHannu Mikkola with whom he competed for Ford in a recent Classic Rally inNew Zealand .Following his retirement from rallying, he became a presenter on the
BBC Two motoring programme "Top Gear" between 1986 and 2000, where he commented on motorsport, as well as presenting general interest items about items such asfire engine s, Leyland buses, vintage Rolls-Royces and high-performance Jaguars through toEddie Stobart trucks and Volvo's £15 million concept bus - the most expensive vehicle that he, or anyone else on "Top Gear", has ever driven. A particularly memorable report was when Mason teamed up again with Roger Clark to test an exact replica of hisFord Escort RS1600 on the programme at full speed through a forest.He was also regularly seen on "
Top Gear Motorsport " and the BBC's coverage of theWorld Rally Championship , particularly theRAC Rally , as well as coverage of theGoodwood Festival of Speed . Mason is currently appearing in two ten-part series on the SkyDiscovery Channel entitled "Off the Road" and "Classic Car Club".Mason has also written four books and occasionally writes articles for newspapers and magazines, such as the "
Daily Telegraph " and the "Daily Express ". He is often seen as both a compere and after-dinner speaker.External links
* [http://www.thespeakersagency.com/speakerdetail.asp?speaker=57&show=image Profile]
* [http://www.uktv.co.uk/?uktv=standarditem.index&aID=528021 Brief biography]
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