Alain De Cadenet and the Trouser Snake
Submitted by Rich Fowler on July 29, 2009 – 7:59 PMOne Comment
British born playboy Alain de Cadenet made his reputation building and driving his own sports prototypes. He took on works teams and, at times, beat them. In 1976 he finished 3rd overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1980, he won two rounds of the World Sportscar Championship, the Monza 1000 kilometers and Silverstone 6 hour events, with co-driver Desiré Wilson.
For me his greatest achievement is not his impressive results, but his refreshing attitude to racing and all that goes with it. Watch the video to find out the lengths he goes to to keep a jeans sponsor happy. This stuff just doesn’t seem to happen anymore.
Old School cool.
Tags: 1980s, Drivers, Le Mans, Sports Cars
[...] Blu-ray – Alain de Cadenet Knocks Six People Over Without Touching Them Alain de Cadenet is an old-school racing driver, international playboy and gentleman; a man to be admired and emulated whenever possible. You might not want to leave ‘The Cad’ alone with your wife but you’ve got to admire anyone who says that he’s only in racing for ‘the glory’ – and freely admits that he only has a weeny willy. [...]