We meet Andy Foyle who has turned his boyhood dream into automotive reality

One of the joys of perusing around the British Automobile Racing Club paddocks, is stumbling across a gem of a story. The chatter from the owner, unearthing fabled and feel good stories that makes the BARC community so very special. And there are so many of them!

Whether it’s telling us about their own motor racing history, how they obtained their pride and joy, meeting their idols, a milestone completed or bucket list item ticked, or the strenuous hurdles of getting to the grid.

All of the above can be used to sum-up Andy Foyle – who made his first foray onto the Classic Touring Car Racing Club grid at Silverstone this season, using the home of British motorsport as a test event in his head-turning Audi 80.

Ahead of that early October race meeting at Silverstone, the entry list showed a new name and more intriguingly a new car. An Audi 80 – racing in this country again… surely not? Well on the Pre ‘83 grid, the German saloon was down in writing – we had to go and find out more.

To read the full article, members can find the interview in the latest edition of the Apex Magazine.

To become a member of the BARC and to receive a copy of the magazine, head to https://www.barc.net/membership/ today to join the ever growing motorsport community.