The day at the Sebring Historic Sportswear Racing event started slowly for Brian as he had missed qualifying on Wednesday due to a whole morning of radio interviews for his great now book – see banner below
The first race at 8am was Group 3/3 and he had to start at the back of the 35 car pack in his Chevron B8 (see photo), but still managed to finish 9th
At the 1.30 HSR Group 2/3 he got to start at 9th (due to his finishing position in the morning) and when he crossed the finish line he was 5th
Finally, distracted by his manager wanting a business meeting, he had to rush into the 3pm hour long Enduro at the last minute – nevertheless, he finished 2nd! So all in all, a great day for Brian
From everyone here at BrianJohnsonRacing.com, our sincere condolences to the family and friends of John Miles who sadly died on Sunday December 5th. 2021
John grew up in Hebburn near Newcastle and while a pupil at Jarrow Grammar School, Miles was a member of a local band called The Influence, which also included Paul Thompson, later drummer with Roxy Music; and Vic Malcolm, later lead guitarist with Geordie. It was through these two friends of Brian that the two singers first met. They remained friends ever since.
Brian says – “Our thoughts are with his wife Eileen, John jr and Tanya the children, it must be a very sad time for them, as it is for us, and all of Newcastle. What a great talent he was. I will miss you John, always”.
Music was my first love
And it will be my last
John Miles RIP
“It doesn’t seem possible,” Johnson said. “He was the most caring and patient man I ever met. I can only imagine the grief of his family. I feel proud to have known and co-driven with him. I am so sad we have lost a friend and great race driver.”
Brian’s breath was taken away recently when he saw this photograph of his favourite car, taken by Ben Croot.
Ben writes:
I have built a Lego model of a Bentley Blower- the exact same car owned by Brian Johnson. It’s on a website called Lego Ideas and could become a real Lego set if I can reach 10,000 votes.
I currently hold 5,500 votes. Click this link to see the model: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/8af0fc1a-d44e-4cfd-a5eb-0391d8a86553
The votes have since risen to 6000 so give Ben your vote.
“Just a bit of fun – it was Brands Hatch, summer 2013, the pre 1966 Mini race – I was driving number 38 and moved from 19th on the grid, to finish 7th! A good day at the races!”
We are very proud to announce that Brian’s TV series Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road has been nominated for the Broadcast Awards Best Music Programme Award – the winner is announced in February 2020. The two series that Brian has already made (and hopefully a third series that he is about to make) are broadcast on Sky Arts in the UK and AxsTV in the US. They are made by Something Else, produced / directed by Chris Walker and Executive Produced by Ian Sharpe and Tarquin Gotch.
Brian took his 1929 Bentley (Thunder Guts) out for a spin, last weekend, at the inaugural Chattanogga Car Festival. A good time was had by all both on the track and off it.