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Thirty years on, Dave's son now
tells us his story from his first
season.

"At the tender age of 17, when
you think you know everything,
my first experience in an F2
Stock car was at a pre-season
Buxton practice day where I
managed to crash my car into a

80s. He and his brother, my
uncle (ex-F1 135) Colin Taylor,
rarely missed a meeting and
between them clocked up over
700 race finishes. Just like their
parents took them in the 60s, the
tradition continued with me. I
guess being around so much
excitement in such a thrill
seeking activity would be enough

The same year I got the car I saw
my first race at Buxton. I
remember being lined up before
my first race. I might not
remember exactly what I did, or
what was going on in my head,
but I will always remember how I
felt. It was the most intense thing
I’ve ever experienced and I
wondered what I’d got myself
into.
At the start of the race, I lined up
in the novice position just behind
Gordon Moodie. Ten laps later, I
was in front of him, although he
was pushing me round the track
with one arm out the cab as he
attempted to lap me!

hot rod. No, we weren’t in a race
together, I managed to reverse
my newly acquired vehicle off the
back of the trailer and it slammed
straight into it. Not the sort of
action you’d choose to brag
about nor the sort of introduction
to the tracks I was hoping for.
Going back earlier into my life, I
was lucky to be brought up
around the world of stock car
racing. My dad (ex-F1 136) Dave
Taylor had raced regularly since
the early 70s through to the late

to attract any young lad to the
sport. But I don’t think it’s just
that, it’s must be in the blood.

As soon as I was old enough and
had scraped enough money
together, the only thing I wanted
to do was to spend every single
penny of it to get myself a stock
car. Any car, it didn’t matter what
it was as long as it was a stock
car, which turned out to be an old
HCD chassis bought locally,
complete, ready to race for
£1100.

At that time, I had no idea that
three and a half years later I
would accomplish my first ever
win at Stoke on June 5th. I
remember just before that very
race I’d said to my dad, I never
get any luck and I’ll never win a
race. Who could have guessed
that just ten minutes later, my
day would finally come?

It’s the day every sportsman who
ever won anything will remember
all of their life. I just hope there
are many more days to come –
just like that day.

Kyle Taylor

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