The rise of a new British star
Nick Tandy has taken the road less travelled, from short oval racing to joining the list of Le Mans 24 Hours winners with Porsche. KEVIN TURNER identifies some of his key moments along the way
Nick Tandy's route to Le Mans 24 Hours success was unusual and meant he caught some by surprise in France in June. But in reality, there had been many signs that he was capable of competing at the top of the sport.
I don't claim to be any more of a talent spotter than many of my colleagues, but in Tandy's case I tended to be in the right place at the right time. It was hard not to notice something special, even if there were some rough edges to be ironed out along the way.
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Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.
He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.
He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.
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