#8 - Keith Robinson

Keith Robinson is a former car valeter, racing driver, current Mercedes Benz World instructor and Classic Supercar test driver. Over a 30 year period he has worked for and raced top sports marques including Ferrari, Morgan and Noble in British GT and he is a winner of the Britcar 24 Hour event at Silverstone. He is also a goddam Rock 'n' Roll star! In this episode, Keith and Anthony talk about single seater motor racing in the 1990's, working together at Club Fiorano, Ferrari UK's official driving club run by Formula One legend, the late Peter Gethin - winner of what still remains the closest ever F1 Grand Prix finish at Monza in 1971 in a BRM. Keith also talks about his friendship with rock band The Who's lead guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, a random encounter with AC/DC's Brian Johnson in London (and Anthony's brief coaching session with him), and about his friend Gordon Giltrap. Finally, Keith talks about his love for music, his own guitar playing, working at Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands with his friend, former Indy Lights race winner Dillon Battistini, test driving his favourite car a Ferrari Daytona and his passion for trainspotting! 00:00:00 - Let's Rock n Roll! 00:14:08 - My Dad's Ferrari Daytona 00:22:03 - The influence of Nigel Mansell 00:30:05 - Bob Pope and Le Mans 24 Hour 00:30:39 - Christophe Hissette and endurance karting 00:35:56 - BARC Formula Renault 00:40:37 - Rolling a Formula Renault at Snetterton 00:44:56 - Jonathan Palmer, MSV and track limits 00:49:17 - Working for Peter Gethen at Club Fiorano and Ferrari UK 00:51:02 - Michael Jackson, Love Affair, Everlasting Love 01:00:00 - Peter Gethin, 1971 Monza Grand Prix Winner 01:12:00 - The legacy of Club Fiorano 01:13:32 - Caterham Racing 01:21:23 - British GT 01:27:54 - "Alright Trigg!" 01:31:24 - Britcar with Ferrari 360 Challenge and GT2 01:34:12 - Racing for Noble 01:35:43 - Britcar 24 hour winner 01:39:25 - Rock and rolling with Brian Johnson 01:43:59 - Keith Robinson, friends of the stars! 01:47:40 - My mates Gordon Giltrap and Pete Townsend 01:55:55 - Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands and Dillon Battistini 02:03:06 - Keith Robinson holiday snaps and shoutouts! 02:05:06 - Led Zeppelin Kashmir 02:08:39 - Trainspotting