In 1997 John moved to America where he began writing naturally about racing cars. These he raced across Europe and America. This was followed by a beast of a 935 then a Lola T70 Mk 3b coupe and a March 84G. The racing bug bit hard when he first drove a Porsche RSR. After a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta life was never quite the same again. His father''s love of fast cars had passed down to him and starting with a Jaguar XK120 bought in 1966 for GBP120 he started discovering this heady world. After school with dreams of rock stardom in mind he played guitar in several bands along the way opening for the Beatles in 1963 before becoming Jasper Carrott''s manager. ![]() ![]() John Starkey began life in Birmingham England.
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