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Andy Dickens    

(picture courtesy of SBS Speedweek)

Born United Kingdom, Oct 1971
Hometowns

San Francisco, USA

Reading, UK

Hobbies Cars, helicopters, racing, sailing
Favourite Track Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
 
Ambition

 

To successfully complete a season in Australian F3 / Australian Touring Cars and obtain further sponsorship

 

Sponsors Baumhaus Wholesale UK
   
Career Highlights
2006
  • Australian debut in Australian Touring Cars with Mumbo Racing in their ex-BTCC Ford Mondeo
  • Qualified 4th and finished 4th from 37 cars in first drive of Formula Ireland at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
2005
  • Almost won Formula Vauxhall Junior race at Spa-Francorchamps until battery failed on last lap whilst leading by over 40 seconds. Classified 2nd.
2004
  • Raced TOM's Formula 3, Formula Vauxhall Junior and Formula Vauxhall Lotus in the British 'Monoposto' Championship.
  • Raced Lotus Europa Special in the Tour Auto historic race across France. Out-qualified Sir Stirling Moss in an ex-Works MGB
  • Debuted in North West Rally, England with a Group A Ford Cosworth, finishing in 18th place overall
2003
  • Raced a TOM's F3-based SuperToyota to 7th in Championship
  • Raced Lotus Europa Special in the Tour Auto historic race across France. Set Special Stage time only 5 secs slower over 8km than Jean Ragnotti in a works Alpine A110
  • Debuted in BARC Single Seaters, finishing on the podium in 6 out of 7 races, with 3 wins, a 2nd and two 3rds
2002
  • Debut into open wheeled racing cars with a Formula Renault in British 'Monoposto' Championship.
  • Qualified 2nd in Winter Series
1996 - 2001
  • Amateur karting
   

Andy Dickens is an English race driver who emigrated to Australia in 2005, followed by Singapore in 2010 and USA in 2013. He works as an IT Consultant for one of the major consulting companies. Since 2001, Andy has raced a variety of open-wheeled cars in Europe and Australia, including Formula Renault, Formula 3, Formula Vauxhall Lotus and Formula Vauxhall Junior.

Andy has also competed in modern rallies in an ex-Francois Delacour Group A Ford Cosworth 4x4 and several historic rallies in a Lotus Europa JPS Special. Andy holds an FIA International C race licence and has raced at most of the British circuits including Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington Park and many European tracks including Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans (Bugatti), Dijon and Ledenon. Andy's best result to date was at Lydden Race Circuit near London in a TOM's Formula 3 car, where he recorded a double pole position, 2 race wins, 2 fastest laps and lap record on his first visit to the track. In his last full season he was 7th from 42 entrants in the British Monoposto Championship despite suffering many teething problems with a new race car.

For the 2006 season, Andy made his race debut both in Australia and in Touring Cars for Mumbo Racing in their Ford Mondeo Super Tourer. In July he raced for Nemesis Motorsport (UK) in a Van Diemen 'Formula Ireland' open-wheeler at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). In 2009 Andy also raced a Formula 3 car in for Team Robertson in Formula Tasman.

 

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