Simon Heptinstall is a former taxi driver and garage
manager who eventually switched to motor journalism. Since his
career change he has helped to launch BBC Top Gear magazine and
worked as a researcher for the BBC's Extreme Machines and Big Boys'
Toys series with Jeremy Clarkson. He has also conducted research
for Autocar, AutoExpress, What Diesel and Redline magazines. He
edited the Goldfish Guides to cars and commercial vehicles and
worked as an editor on The Complete Book of the Car. Heptinstall
has been an editorial consultant for Toyota, Peugeot, Lexus and
BMW. He once set a world record for motoring madness by driving to
twelve countries . . . all in one day.
Nick Mason, a founding member of the band Pink Floyd, has
had a lifelong passion for motor racing. Since 1973 he has competed
regularly in all forms of motor sport, including five times in the
24 Hours of Le Mans race. He has authored two books: Inside Out: A
Personal History Of Pink Floyd (2004) and Passion for Speed (2010),
co-written with Mark Hales. He is a trustee and chairman of the
advisory committee to the National Motor Museum, President of the
Guild of Motoring Writers, and a Life Member and Guardian of the
British Racing Drivers' Club at Silverstone.
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