VFS Motor Racing Archive Films | Gerry Marshall - British Motor Racing Legend | Programme 13

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This is the thirteenth programme in a new weekly series of videos taken from the VFS Motor Racing Videos National Motorsport Archives...

This video is of a round at Mallory Park on Sunday 5th July 1998 of the Aston Martin Owners Club Inter-marque Challenge 1998. This particular race was a battle between the E Type Jaguar of Malcolm Hamilton and the larger than life British motorsport legend Jerry Marshall in his Aston Martin V8. Also entered in the race was Touring Car Champion Win Percy in a Jaguar XJ220.

Gerry Marshall's professional driving career spans four decades, in 2000 chalking up his 600th win in a race at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk in an Aston Martin DB4. His first Sprint victory was in 1963 driving a Mini, with his first race win following in 1964 (again in a Mini) and his last (and 625th) on 11 September 2004.

He is probably best remembered though for his flamboyant and crowd-pleasing style during the 1970s driving for Dealer Team Vauxhall in the racing Firenzas "Old Nail" and "Baby Bertha", and also the V8 Holden-Repco Ventora, "Big Bertha". He also won the 1971 Escort Mexico championship, beating future Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter and finished 2nd in the 1974 Avon Tour of Britain driving for the same team as the equally respected rally driver Roger Clark.

Marshall's style has been described as "sideways, on-the-edge cornering that was to distinguish his driving in any car, large or small, front or rear drive." This outward appearance belied an extraordinary cool-headed ability and intelligence behind the wheel.

His first biography, published in 1978, is titled Only Here For The Beer and a tribute edition was re-issued shortly after his death and his new biography (published by Haynes and written by Jeremy Walton and Gregor Marshall) was released in April 2010...

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