Celebrities & Famous people who have raced

[turbotim43]

Zarco said:

epom said:

Did Keith Flint race ??

He was definitely involved or owned some bike teams in and around the BSB paddock. Wouldn't be surprised if he raced at some point.

Team Traction Control in British Supersport then BSB itself, they also did the TT and won 4 races with Ian Hutchison

Apparently he also club raced along with Lee Thompson of Madness

[Milkyway]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

A certain P. Escobar of Medillin, Columbia was known to partake in local events in his 935.

And no doubt... always won.
He was a keen biker too.

[Autobolt]

Milkyway said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

A certain P. Escobar of Medillin, Columbia was known to partake in local events in his 935.

And no doubt... always won.
He was a keen biker too.

Takes the term “a brave overtaking move” to a whole other level!

[anonymous-user]

A few celebrities did some one off races in the HRDC A35s at Silverstone Classic a few years back, someone rolled one at Maggots IIRC. God knows who though it was a good idea but the race hasnt appeared since....

[mike80]

pablo said:

A few celebrities did some one off races in the HRDC A35s at Silverstone Classic a few years back, someone rolled one at Maggots IIRC. God knows who though it was a good idea but the race hasnt appeared since....

Brian Johnson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aFD8VQWwkg

[justleanitupabit]

I raced against Guy Berryman - Coldplay bassist a few times in Caterham’s manufacturer series.

[cashmax]

justleanitupabit said:

I raced against Guy Berryman - Coldplay bassist a few times in Caterham’s manufacturer series.

Any damage?

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

cashmax said:

justleanitupabit said:

I raced against Guy Berryman - Coldplay bassist a few times in Caterham’s manufacturer series.

Any damage?

unlikely, everytime anyone got near him on track it went 'all yellow'

[thegreenhell]

Simon Groom (the Blue Peter presenter) owned an old Jaguar S Type that he raced. There is some stuff on youtube.

David Cooke (Ex England rugby union player) made a fortune in property and races in historics.

[velocemitch]

Prince Michael of Kent was a very regular competitor in rallying, from club level upwards.

[Gary29]

Malcolm in the Middle (Frankie Muniz) races to a pretty high standard in the US.

[andy97]

There was an England Cricketer, David Smith, I think, who raced in Clubmans. Won the championship once IIRC

[aeropilot]

Gene Hackman competed in Formula Ford in USA in the 70's with Paul Newman and later drove a Toyota for Dan Gurney's team, and raced in the 1983 Daytona 24hrs.

Didn't Tom Cruise dabble in some SCCA racing in the USA after he finished Days of Thunder?

[covboy]

aeropilot said:

Gene Hackman competed in Formula Ford in USA in the 70's with Paul Newman and later drove a Toyota for Dan Gurney's team, and raced in the 1983 Daytona 24hrs.

Didn't Tom Cruise dabble in some SCCA racing in the USA after he finished Days of Thunder?

From Wiki "In the late 1970s, Hackman competed in Sports Car Club of America races, driving an open-wheeled Formula Ford.[45][46] In 1983, he drove a Dan Gurney Team Toyota in the 24 Hours of Daytona Endurance Race.[47] He also won the Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Race."

I believe it could have been his son raced over here way back. I remember seeing him watching from the old Grandsatnd above the toilets at the hairpin at Mallory (who remembers them)

[Ben Jk]

Maxi Jazz of Faithless fame
James Martin (chef)

[freedman]

hunter 66 said:

Main names are Steve Mcqueen and Paul Newman .... Newman even did Daytona in his late 70;s and was on the pace .Dempsey ( my team mate owns his Le Mans RSR ) and Fasbenber both with Dempsey, Proton team ... All actors . Also the late Steve O'Rouke the `pink Floyd manager ......remember the EMI 993 GT2 R , who had Nick mason drive with him once as well...

Nick Mason raced regularly from the G5/6 era onwards, even driving a factory 956 in 84

[entropy]

I was listening to Hall & Oates and remembered John Oates featured on Jay Leno's Garage and mentioned he had short racing racing career: go-karting, Formula Ford. Did a few races in IMSA in the mid-80s.

[IanUAE]

Patrick Dempsey (Greys Anatomy) raced to a high level in the US and Europe in GT's and Sportscars.

Chris Hoy (British cyclist) raced in the Endurance Races (inc. Le Mans) in a LMP2 prototype.

[LukeBrown66]

One I forgot about was Matt Aitken, one of the awful threesome that was Stock Aitken and Waterman, he did a few seasons of very well funded FF1600 I think, remember seeing him at Cadwell in a very smart car, a Swift maybe?

[generationx]

IanUAE said:

Patrick Dempsey (Greys Anatomy) raced to a high level in the US and Europe in GT's and Sportscars.

And enters works-supported Porsches in several series, including Le Mans, to this day.