OBITUARY
Hugh Chamberlain’s name will remain synonymous with sportscar racing in perpetuity. His plucky and sometimes ultra-successful efforts as an underfunded privateer made him a fan favourite, while his admirers also included the organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hours; the Automobile Club de l’Ouest understood a contribution to endurance racing across three decades.
Chamberlain, who has died aged 82, was in his pomp as a team owner in the days of Group C2 in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His little Chamberlain Engineering team from Buntingford, Hertfordshire took C2 honours in the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship with Fermin Velez and Nick Adams driving a Spice-Cosworth SE89C, and repeated the trick in the 1992 Sportscar World Championship with Ferdinand de Lesseps and an SE89C. Both successes were achieved on meagre…
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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 07/03/24