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    Mike Parkes
    Mike Parkes
    Mike Parkes
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    Mike Parkes

    By Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

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    Mike Parkes was an engineer before he became a driver for Ferrari in the 1960s. He was drafted by Enzo Ferrari to drive the Maranello, Italy's F1 cars in midseason of '66. Of his 7 grand prix starts Parkes qualified his Ferrari on the front row along with teammate Lorenzo Bandini for the July 3, 1966 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Mike finished nicely, in second place, following the Brabham-Repco of Jack Brabham. Largely a driver of sports cars Mike finished behind 1967 Le Mans winner A.J. Foyt and Jim Hall, while he was paired with Ludovico Scarfiotti in a Ferrari.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Grey Reynolds, Jr
    Release dateFeb 7, 2016
    ISBN9781311249845
    Mike Parkes
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    Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

    I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to writeebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.

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      Mike Parkes - Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

      Mike Parkes

      Published by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr. at Smashwords

      Copyright 2016 by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr.

      Michael Johnson Parkes was born on September 24, 1931 in Surrey, England. The son of a Royal Air Force officer Mike was from an automotive background, his father the chairman of the Alvis Group. Debuting as a Formula 1 racer on July 18, 1959. Mike competed in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix. In March 1964 Mike Parkes was a 32-year-old London bachelor who worked as an engineer away from racing. Working for the Rootes Group Mike was involved in a project that led to the construction of the Hillman Imp. Parkes raced for the Ferrari and Fry race teams. Parkes entered drove a number of different cars but he came to prominence driving the Equipe Endeavor of Tommy Sopwith. He drove a Jaguar 3.8 MkII in production touring car races during 1961 and 1962.

      A gentlemanly person, Parkes was quiet spoken. He was most often seen wearing a tweed jacket and suede shoes. Parkes won races at Brands Hatch, the International Guards Trophy Meeting (1962), the Peco Trophy for Gts in a Ferrari GTO and the Molyslip Trophy for Saloon Cars in a Jaguar 3.8 liter. Widely regarded, Mike also possessed a somewhat arrogant manner.

      A regional competitor early in his career, he debuted as a racer in 1952. As a GT

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