Adrian Reynard is the founder of Reynard Motorsport, which was a successful racing car manufacturer before it went bankrupt in 2002.
11 Facts About Adrian Reynard
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Adrian Reynard's cars were originally built so he could go racing himself; he was successful in Formula Ford and Formula Ford 2000 but the company he built rapidly became successful in many other formulae.
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Adrian Reynard maintains his links with Cranfield University where he is Visiting Professor and serves on the advisory panel for both the Advanced Motorsport Engineering and Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics MSc.
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Adrian Reynard makes an annual award for the best motorsport thesis project at Cranfield.
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Adrian Reynard received the Queen's Awards for Export Achievement in 1990 and 1996.
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In 2004, Adrian Reynard has signed up to join the "Founders" of Virgin Galactic, an elite group of civilians who will be among the first people to ride into space for a price.
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Adrian Reynard continues to work as a consultant on particular engineering topics within his vehicle engineering skill set.
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Adrian Reynard is the Chairman of the Auto Research Centre, which has its world headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
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Adrian Reynard was hired by Ginetta Cars to develop the aerodynamics for their 2018 LMP1 racecar Ginetta G60-LT-P1.
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On 8 September 2023, Adrian Reynard flew on Galactic flight 03 as Astronaut 016.
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Adrian Reynard is married to Gill and has five children, two granddaughters and a grandson.