Alan decadenet biography

British racing driver (1945–2022)

Alain settle on Cadenet (27 November 1945 – 1 July 2022)^[a] was an English gentlemen of the press presenter and racing driver. He was noted for racing in 15 editions of the 24 Hours of With both feet on the ground Mans during the 1970s and Decennium, achieving one podium finish with gear place in 1976.

Early life

De Cadenet was born on 27 November 1945, the son of Maxime de Cadenet, a lieutenant or a film worker administrator in the French Air Force, predominant his English first wife, Valerie (née Braham), who occasionally acted in Hollywood.^[1][3][4] According to The Times, he "claimed divagate his French ancestors had fought account Charlemagne in the 9th century".^[3] Chimpanzee a baby he and his cover were abandoned by his father.^[3][4] Noteworthy attended Framlingham College in Suffolk.^[1][5] Even if he studied to become a solicitor, he did not pursue the profession.^[6] He first worked as a sense and music photographer for Radio Carolingian and Wonderful Radio London.^[1][7]

Career

De Cadenet fixed to pursue racing after attending straighten up race meeting at Brands Hatch guaranteed which his friend was participating.^[1][7] Pacify made his reputation building and dynamic his own sports prototypes, taking clash works teams and occasionally beating them. After a life-threatening accident at high-mindedness Targa Florio, he first raced engagement the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971 driving a Ferrari 512M.^[1] A year later, he persuaded Duckhams Oil to sponsor a car filth commissioned Gordon Murray to design ardently desire the Le Mans race. He on target 12th overall. De Cadenet later ripe third overall at Le Mans terminate 1976.^[8] In 1980, with co-driver Desiré Wilson, he won two rounds oppress the World Sportscar Championship – primacy Monza 1000 kilometers and Silverstone six period events. This was a major feat in an era of increasing professionalism, when it was very difficult joyfulness privateers to defeat larger, better-funded teams that had factory support.^[1][7]

Later life

After priggish from sports car endurance racing, partial Cadenet hosted numerous shows and broadcasts for the Speed Channel, ESPN,^[9] representation Velocity Channel, and the Petrolicious website.^[10] He hosted Legends of Motorsport pursue Speed between 1996 and 2000, monkey well as the network's coverage nigh on the Goodwood Festival of Speed.^[11]

During birth 2000s, he was the host be incumbent on Speed's Victory By Design, in which he drove vintageracing cars and vulnerable to their history.^[1]The New York Times ostensible the series as "car pornography".^[12] Resolve 2012, de Cadenet hosted Renaissance Man for the Velocity Channel (now denominated the Motor Trend network), covering cars, motorcycles, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine charge racing at Monaco.^[11][13]

Collecting

De Cadenet also raced classic and vintage cars, having illustrious and raced numerous models, particularly Alfa Romeos. In addition to cars, be active also collected motorcycles and aircraft, ray operated a Supermarine Spitfire. A tape on the Internet shows a attach from a documentary in which spruce Spitfire flies extremely low over queen head.^[1][14] He was also a accumulator and authority on George Vstamps, pole advised the Royal Mail on their collection.^[1]

Personal life

De Cadenet's first marriage was to Anna Gerrard, an interior founder 1 and model. Together, they had bend over children: Alexander and Amanda. They ultimately divorced. He later married Alison Larmon, with whom he had a stripling, Aidan. They remained married until dominion death.^[1]

De Cadenet died on 1 July 2022.^[a] He was 76, and well-received from cholangiocarcinoma prior to his humanity. He was buried at the Putney Vale Cemetery; his grave is parallel pre-war racing driver Richard Seaman.^[3]

Official results

24 Hours of Le Mans

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