Mike Costin
Michael "Mike" Charles Costin (* 1929 in London ) is a former British engine builder and racing driver .
Career
He attended Salvatorian College in Wealdstone (in the London Borough of Harrow ). In 1950 he became an aircraft engineer with de Havilland Aircraft Company . Three years later he worked there as a draftsman during the day and as a developer for Lotus Engineering at night . In 1956 he became technical director at Lotus. From the following year Keith Duckworth also worked there , with whom he founded W8 Cosworth in 1958 in Shaftesbury Mews London . He worked at Lotus again during the day and at Cosworth at night. The next year they moved to 43 Friern Barnet Road, Friern Barnet, London, and started their first project MK 1 , a modified Ford 105E Anglia engine.
Mike Costin is the younger brother of Frank Costin , well-known aerodynamicist and racing car designer for Lotus, Lister, Maserati, Marcos.
statistics
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th |
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1954 | lotus | Lotus Mk4 | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | CAP | ||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||
1967 | Midland Racing Partnership | Porsche 906 | DAY | SEB | MON | SPA | TAR | ONLY | LEM | HOK | MUG | BRH | CCE | ZEL | OVI | ONLY |
17th |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.kfz-tech.de/Hersteller/Cosworth/Cosworth2.htm
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Costin, Mike |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Costin, Michael Charles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British engine builder |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |