TV
presenter Mark Evans is actually a vet, but given his high profile on the 'bla
bla is born/reborn' TV programmes, you'd be forgiven for thinking that he's a
full time petrolheads. After making programmes such as "A Car Is
Born", "A Car Is Reborn", "A Plane Is Born" and most
recently "A Chopper Is Born", his latest series is about to be aired:
"A Racing Car is Born".
In this he builds his own Westfield 1800, after which he takes himself and
his race team off competing in various types of motorsport events - from Auto
Testing in Hatfield to Circuit Racing in Croix en Ternois changing the car for
the various events along the way. He shows the viewers how to obtain a racing
licence and how to find an area of club motorsport to enjoy.
The television series, consisting of 15 episodes, will be televised in
September on Discovery Home and Leisure
Dates of the first showings are:
Episodes 1 - 5 24th September 02
Episodes 6 - 10 1st October 02
Episodes 11 - 15 8th October 02
The whole series will also be shown back to back on a special "Racing
Car Day" 27th September 02.
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