Patrick Reeve
Young People in Motorsport
Patrick Reeve, his three sons, and the extended‘ Clio Clan’
CASE STUDY
Patrick Reeve
Although new to the trials discipline, the Reeve family have grown in to the sport
PATRICK REEVE WAS born into a motorsport family, but his father’ s local rallying days were well behind him by the time he arrived. He never got behind the wheel, but after a recent reconnection with an old friend – multiple car trials champion Tim Dovey – he began his motorsport journey at the age of 50, and took his three sons on the adventure with him.
“ I’ d not heard of car trials before speaking with Tim, but we were all interested to find out more,” says Reeve.“ Tim invited us to test drive one of his Renault Clios on a grass hill, so the whole family went and had a go, either driving or as a passenger. Soon after that, we joined Woolbridge Motor Club, got our RS Clubman licences and entered an event.”
Sharing cars loaned to them by Dovey, the family group joined the field in double-driving entries. Eldest son Archie paired with another under-23 competitor; middle son Oliver joined Dovey in his car; and youngest son Harrison joined his dad as a passenger, which is permitted for anyone aged 12 years or over.
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