Ross Edwin Hockenhull (born 29 September 1961) is a British former
racing driver
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He is from
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.[Derbyshire
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He has three sons. A well liked and respected personality.
Ross took part in three races of the
1989 International Formula 3000 season
The 1989 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 10 rounds. Jean Alesi won the title, while also competing in the last half of the Formula One season for Tyrrell.
Season summary
The season began with Thomas Danielsson winnin ...
with an eighth-place best finish at
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hos ...
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He raced for Cobra Motorsport at Oulton Park in The Gold Cup, starting from the back of the grid in wet conditions on slick tyres. Ross made progress through the field as a dry line developed on the track, he demonstrated outstanding skill in difficult conditions. As the field dived to the pits to change onto slick tyres Ross, on hot slicks, took on a backmarker on cold slick at Druids, Ross was forced off-line onto the wet track. Ross lost traction and the resulting trip into the scenery ended Ross's race. It was generally accepted that the pace Ross was setting and the laps that remind, he wouldn't have been caught and would have won The Gold Cup. This would have been a fitting piece of silverware for a driver that had shown great alacrity at such a demanding circuit during his career.
References
1961 births
English racing drivers
Living people
International Formula 3000 drivers
Sportspeople from Buxton
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