About Us
Duncan Rabagliati
Duncan began by reading the pages of Autosport from cover to cover when he was at school. His particular interest was in statistics; chassis numbers, race results, and race records. He saw his first race, the 1957 German Grand Prix when he was 12 years old. From that event his passion for motorsport grew. Duncan is the chairman of the Formula Junior Historic Racing Association.
Paul Sheldon
Paul Sheldon's interest in motor sport began in 1954 when his mother bought him two copies of Motor Cycling when he had some sort of terrible disease. These happened to be the TT issues. The interest spread to cars and he met up with DCPR and John Thompson in 1962. Paul has always been the record keeper of the Formula One Register and small duplicated booklets were followed by the first volume of a RGPandVR in 1987. Paul is a doctor by profession. He continues to follow motor racing but for entertainment, his televisual interest has returned to motor bikes for which he also keeps records.
John Thompson
John was part of the original Formula One Register and wrote the landmark book on the 1500cc F1 1961-65.
Richard Page
Richard's life-long interest in motor racing started with a visit to Brands Hatch in 1959 as a reward for passing school exams. Following early retirement from a career in accountancy in 2001 he was encouraged by Robert Barker to tackle a detailed history of motor racing at Crystal Palace as a companion to Robert's book on Goodwood. "A Record of Motor Racing at Crystal Palace" was the result and was published with the help of Paul Sheldon by the Formula One Register in 2006. This lead in to a more general involvement with Formula One Register and the Formula Junior Historic Racing Association. He is now a partner in Formula One Register and maintains the F3 and FJ records and has co-authored with Duncan Rabagliati the first three volumes of a multi-volume series covering Formula Junior as a historic racing category.
Robert Barker
Robert Barker was bitten by the motor racing bug at Goodwood in the fifties and has been a supporter of F1R from its early days. Having written the definitive work "A Record of Motor Racing at Goodwood" published by F1R and another book on the circuit Robert has become an acknowledged expert on the Sussex track. Recording the history of racing at Goodwood is an ongoing project. Short-lived UK circuits from the post-war period now provide subjects for future research.
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