He is the grandson of Mauro Bianchi, a three-time world touring car champion, and the grand nephew of Lucien Bianchi, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1968 and competed in 19 Formula One races from 1959 to 1968, and whose father was a race mechanic working in the Alfa Romeo competition department before World War II.
Burton could not have done it without the support of her husband Charlie - he had introduced her to the sport at Morley Cycling Club and became her race mechanic, chauffeur and childminder to their daughter.
Bignotti came to auto racing through his two older brothers, who were racing mechanics.
Next door, fans quietly watched Roush Racing mechanics tend to Mark Martin's and Jeff Burton's Fords for the Winston.
These days the sport has commercial sponsorship, "jockeys" testing bikes before races, mechanics provided by manufacturers, crash helmets and body armor.
You either have simulators like the aforementioned Gran Turismo and F1 games, or you get arcade racers like Need for Speed with dull racing mechanics that they try to spice up with some kind of ridiculous story that nobody ever cares about.
Nigel Stepney, motor racing mechanic and team manager, born 14 November 1958; died 2 May 2014.
Veteran racing mechanic Alf Francis was associated with Colotti at that time, but even he could not improve its durability.
Rick Swift, a racing mechanic from Danbury, N.H., said, "I like them because guys build them to their liking".
The prime suspects are her estranged husband, Aaron's father Delray, a mixed-race mechanic, and Zoe's married lover, Eddy Diehl.
For the finicky owners of exotic and classic cars Mr. Sicard, a former Ferrari racing mechanic, is among a cadre of high-end specialists who have established themselves as highly sought after -- and often elusive -- repair-shop gurus.
