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"It was a kind of divided feeling, I think. Some people thought it was the best thing since sliced bread and some people thought it was absolutely crazy. But a lot of people felt pretty pumped about it. That was a good day."

Unless you are a racing driver who has also been forced to sit on the sidelines through injury, the sense of triumph Kenny Brack felt in May 2005 will likely be lost on you.

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Author James Newbold

James Newbold is Autosport's Plus Editor, responsible for coordinating website feature content.

In a sign of things to come, having completed his Politics and International Relations degree at the University of East Anglia in 2015, he left his graduation ceremony early to catch the last train to Brussels for the following day's Spa 24 Hours.

After a period as a freelancer, he joined the Autosport staff in 2018 and won the Motorsport UK young journalist of the year award. He initially edited Autosport magazine's Performance and Engineering supplements before joining the website team in his current role in 2020.

A keen enthusiast of anything that can be categorised unusual or niche, he enjoys unearthing little-known stories across all branches of motorsport, but has spent most of his career covering sportscars and is a regular part of the Le Mans 24 Hours reporting team.

He lives with his wife and children in Plymouth, England.