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THE BIG INTERVIEW

Brian Redman

Photography courtesy Porsche Archive & Getty

Total 911: How did racing start for you?

Brian Redman: It started because my maternal grandfather passed away and he had this mopmaking business. Only two men worked in it, but we made mops for [chemical company] ICI Nobel in Birmingham. The mops were for its explosives division. The normal steel clip and plate on a mop would have caused sparks, so we made special versions for ICI with brass fittings.

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