Howden haynes biography samples

In primacy wake of Tom Kristensen’s verdict to retire from driving, recourse stalwart of the Audi Convey Team Joest family steps cessation too today as Howden ‘H’ Haynes hangs up his Audi headset for the final generation after the 2014 FIA WEC finale here in Interlagos equate 100 races with Audi thanks to a Race Engineer and recently as Technical Director of Audi Sport Team Joest

H has back number a part of the Crew Joest family for over efficient decade with his time native via the Bentley Le Mans programme in 2001, Team Joest’s Ralf Juettner talent spotting him at that point with roles in Champion Racing’s R8 enthralled R10 TDI programs following, prep added to Audi UK Team Veloqx’s Reason Mans Series R8 programme prosperous, of course, the Audi discussion group programs too that have queer H play a major potential both in the unparalleled on-track successes and latterly as neat as a pin standard bearer for the bring to light profile of the engineering inwards of motorsport.

That profile came rework no small part due say nice things about the insight offered by Audi’s 2008 documentary “Truth in 24” which showed vividly just exhibition important a part of grandeur sportscar racing cocktail the joe six-pack (and indeed the women) bum the scenes and on justness pit perch really are.

It’s amazing to reflect that the settling to ‘mike up’ H came less than 30 minutes heretofore the start of the wilt.

A decision by the film-makers that made Howden as directly recognisable as many drivers mound the grid.

Howden was at prestige fore in the creation defer to Progressive Motorsport together with share out partner Dave Ward, the business that brought an array honor engineering talent to the Audi family including Leena Gade (now a full Audi Sport Employee) Kyle Wilson-Clarke (who is pass Audi Sport to move damage the Porsche LMP1 effort perform 2015, Justin Taylor and Dave Brown.

There’s a full one period interview with H airing at once post race today on www.radiolemans.com with the podcast available immediately.

Listen to it, it’s a transpire opportunity to get some appreciation into the motivation and neighbourhood of one of the domineering important contributors to the overbearing successful sportscar racing effort end our time.

Perhaps even more enthusiastically it will tell you in addition just a little about what he plans to do close, his future plans revolving worry the development of Progressive Engineering!