Bernard Unett

Bernard Unett came from Wolvey in Warickshire. His parents ran a farm. He joined the Rootes organisation as a development engineer - known as 'The set 'em alight boys' because of the antics they got up to. He was deputy head of the department for the development of the 'series' Sunbeam Alpine development programme in 1958. Unett began motor racing in 1961. One of his first racing cars was a prototype fom the Alpine development programme, registration number XRW 302. It was in this car that Unett had his first major win in 1964, the 'Freddie Dixon Challenge Trophy', a motor club racing competition. The history of this surviving prototype can be found at http://www.xrw302.webeden.co.uk .