IT’S SUCH A PRIVILEGE to have worked on so many iconic vehicles over the years, whether that has been at Porsche, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz or Tesla. Historic race cars are something I’ve always had a fascination for. There’s really nothing more exciting than gentleman's racing! To combine that aspect into the business serves both head and heart. It’s really never a chore to come to work.
I’m usually up between 6am and 6:30 to check my emails, particularly those from customers overseas, such as the US, which will have come in overnight. We enjoy breakfast together as a family, then I drop off my son and daughter at school and college.
First business of the day is the morning start-up meeting, a punchy 20 minutes or so discussing the top issues across the company. All the departments design, engineering, manufacturing, classic racing will know if there are any issues and what we have to do to resolve them. Then COO Tony Smith and I guide the team or knock over any obstacles to getting the job done. But the teams are so good, they’re talented, they keep pushing. We’re 180-plus-strong, from design engineers to toolmakers, CNC programmers and composite specialists and so on.
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