From an early age I was fascinated by the geometric elegance of the Wankel though. So what first drew him to the car? “I can’t recall whether it was the appearance or the engineering – I suspect it was the way it looked. That and the Citroen SM were pivotal in drawing me into engineering.”Ī similar tale of hero-worship perhaps, albeit unlike mine, one that has been consummated.
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A 1973 second-series single plug Ro80, Randle tells me, “It’s been an itch that needed to be scratched for many years.
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The engineer and serial collector of automotive’s braver and more compelling experiments owns this rather splendid and beautifully preserved example of a car history deems to have brought the Neckarsulm car maker to its knees. But today that changes.įor this I have Steve Randle to thank. Up to now however, I’ve known my place – firmly on the sidelines, nose pressed to the glass. I know, with my reputation and everything, but true nonetheless. From a very young age, I have been infatuated with NSU’s Ro80.
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A car which embodies beauty, craft, intelligence and bitter reversal. Which is by way of introduction to one of automotive’s great Icarian narratives. But surely it is preferable to go down in flames than regret never making the attempt? This being the case, I can categorically claim not to have attained it. Some go further, suggesting that the renunciation of hero worship is the mark of a mature mind. Image: Driven to WriteĪ commonly espoused orthodoxy warns us that close proximity to our idols can only lead to disappointment. Part one: Driven to Write meets (and briefly drives) one of its heroes.