Ian Cantwell is a former British auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

 driver who drove in the British Touring Car Championship

British Touring Car Championship

The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...

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Racing career

He first started in motocross for 12 years and was a champion at 16, along with a couple of years karting. In 1991 he drove in the BRDC Production Saloon Car Championship, finishing 2nd in the GT class. For 1992 he raced in the British Group N Saloon Car Championship. He spent one year in the BTCC in 1993 driving a former works Mazda 323F

Mazda 323F

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 for Asquith Autosport. His best race finish was a 9th place in the 2nd round at Donington Park

Donington Park

Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...

. In 1996 he competed in the inaugural year of the Elf Renault Sport Spider UK Cup.