Phil Powell Profile

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Phil Powell
33
Taunton, Somerset
Mechanic

199
Bangers
Smeatharpe, 1988
Been racing for 13 years, All England Champion 1990, Autospeed Points Champion '97, '98 and 2000, European Champion 2000
Watched since being a small boy, always wanted to have a go and when I did, I was hooked.

Shane Brown, Danny Hunt, Speedy, Magic
St Day, Swaffham and Arena Essex
Like them all

None
Mildenhall
None

2000 European at Northampton
Wimbledon, World 2000 - car was a nightmare to build and broke steering in first corner
Don't use mirrors!
Kevin Stack, Leon Fasey
To win a world
To keep racing, at as many different tracks as possible and to win a race at each one.

Keith Clapp for letting me use his workshop to build cars, without him I couldn't race. Many thanks.