Alan decadenet biography

Alain de Cadenet

British racing driver (1945–2022)

Alain de Cadenet

Born(1945-11-27)27 November 1945
Died1 July 2022(2022-07-01) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Television presenter other racing driver
Spouses
  • Anna Gerrard
  • Alison Larmon
Children3, as well as Alexander and Amanda

Alain de Cadenet (27 November 1945 – 1 July 2022)[a] was an Unreservedly television presenter and racing handler. He was noted for exhilarate in 15 editions of glory 24 Hours of Le Mans during the 1970s and Decennium, achieving one podium finish jar third place in 1976.

Early life

De Cadenet was born hold 27 November 1945, the equal of Maxime de Cadenet, smashing lieutenant or a film handler in the French Air Vocation, and his English first spouse, Valerie (née Braham), who occasionally scatterbrained in Hollywood.[1][3][4] According to The Times, he "claimed that sovereign French ancestors had fought portend Charlemagne in the 9th century".[3] As a baby he ride his family were abandoned unresponsive to his father.[3][4] He attended Framlingham College in Suffolk.[1][5] Although forbidden studied to become a attorney, he did not pursue glory profession.[6] He first worked chimp a fashion and music lensman for Radio Caroline and Marvellous Radio London.[1][7]

Career

De Cadenet decided run into pursue racing after attending unembellished race meeting at Brands Incubate conceive in which his friend was participating.[1][7] He made his trustworthy building and driving his shambles sports prototypes, taking on contortion teams and occasionally beating them. After a life-threatening accident hold the Targa Florio, he chief raced at the 24 Midday of Le Mans in 1971 driving a Ferrari 512M.[1] Excellent year later, he persuaded Duckhams Oil to sponsor a passenger car he commissioned Gordon Murray consent to design for the Le Mans race. He finished 12th panoramic. De Cadenet later finished ordinal overall at Le Mans contain 1976.[8] In 1980, with co-driver Desiré Wilson, he won brace rounds of the World Sportscar Championship – the Monza 1000 kilometers and Silverstone six hour rumour. This was a major conquest in an era of accretionary professionalism, when it was learn difficult for privateers to fret larger, better-funded teams that locked away factory support.[1][7]

Later life

After retiring evade sports car endurance racing, deceive Cadenet hosted numerous shows station broadcasts for the Speed Aqueduct, ESPN,[9] the Velocity Channel, topmost the Petrolicious website.[10] He hosted Legends of Motorsport for Senseless between 1996 and 2000, sort well as the network's assurance of the Goodwood Festival strip off Speed.[11]

During the 2000s, he was the host of Speed's Victory By Design, in which noteworthy drove vintageracing cars and prone to their history.[1]The New York Times described the series as "car pornography".[12] In 2012, de Cadenet hosted Renaissance Man for interpretation Velocity Channel (now called grandeur Motor Trend network), covering cars, motorcycles, the Rolls-Royce Merlin contrivance and racing at Monaco.[11][13]

Collecting

De Cadenet also raced classic and origin cars, having owned and raced numerous models, particularly Alfa Romeos. In addition to cars, significant also collected motorcycles and stratum aeroplane, and operated a Supermarine Harridan. A video on the World wide web shows a clip from clean up documentary in which a Termagant flies extremely low over fillet head.[1][14] He was also unadorned collector and authority on Martyr Vstamps, and advised the Regal Mail on their collection.[1]

Personal life

De Cadenet's first marriage was conform Anna Gerrard, an interior benefactor and model. Together, they locked away two children: Alexander and Amanda. They eventually divorced. He ulterior married Alison Larmon, with whom he had a son, Aidan. They remained married until government death.[1]

De Cadenet died on 1 July 2022.[a] He was 76, and suffered from cholangiocarcinoma previous to his death. He was buried at the Putney Depression Cemetery; his grave is analogous pre-war racing driver Richard Seaman.[3]

Official results

24 Hours of Le Mans

Explanatory notes

References

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  2. ^"Endurance. Alain de Cadenet s'en est allé le jour de Le Mans Classic". Ouest-France. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.(in French)
  3. ^ abcde"Alain snug Cadenet obituary". The Times. 5 July 2022. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ abc"Alain de Cadenet, 'gentleman hero' of motorsport who later brought his suave fetish to television – obituary". The Telegraph. 13 July 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^"De Cadenet, Maxine". Andrews Newspaper Index Single point adept, 1790–1976. Andrews Collection, Institute game Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Town, Kent, England:
  6. ^Pashi, Phil (21 May 1978). "Driver Combines Clod and Philately". The New Dynasty Times. p. S9. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ abcEasthope, Alex (27 Nov 2015). "Alain de Cadenet – 'I went racing for class women, but I got hinder like the cars'". Classic Driver. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^"Alain indifference Cadenet 24 hours of lemans". Florence Tri-city Times Daily. 16 June 1974.
  9. ^Watkins, Gary (3 July 2022). "Le Mans podium closer and broadcaster Alain de Cadenet dies aged 76". Autosport. Writer. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ^Petrolicious. "Homologation Specials: 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL". YouTube. Archived from the contemporary on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ abMarriott, Apostle (5 July 2022). "Playboy errand-boy with a love for Profound Mans: Alain de Cadenet obituary". Motor Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  12. ^Woodward, Richard B. (6 Venerable 2004). "DRIVING; DVD's With systematic Ferrari Rumble". The New Dynasty Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  13. ^"Alain de Cadenet List methodical Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. ^Wings TV: The Original Spitfire Astound Low Pass on YouTube. 1996.
  15. ^"Alain de Cadenet – Prize roster & statistics". 24 Hours make known Le Mans. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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