WARWICK BANKS

Words Nigel Death

This month we dive back into the great pool of classic Mini racing drivers from the mid-1960s. I caught up with Warwick Banks, who was comfortable in both saloon cars and singleseaters. He drove for both the Tyrrell Racing Organisation in Formula 3 and the Cooper Car Company in an Austin Mini Cooper 970 S – one of his many highlights was winning the 1964 European Touring Car Championship in a 970 S… What was the first Mini you raced? My first Mini was my pick-up, DUM 130, and I used it for autocross. I also rallied in the ex-Christabel Carlisle 850cc Mini, registration CMC 77, in the Corsican Rally – Ifinished 8th overall. What is your favourite circuit, and why? It has to be the Nürburgring in Europe, and…

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Mini (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2023

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