Racing driver to retire after high-speed crash
ENDURANCE racing driver Marcus Mahy has announced his retirement from the sport, after narrowly surviving a high-speed crash which broke his neck.
The 53-year-old, pictured, has recently returned to Guernsey following his 150mph collision with a safety barrier, which led to two months in hospital.
The former Boys Grammar student retired from finance and decided to enter motor sport racing eight years ago.
He started with grass roots races, but worked his way up the ranks and earned the nickname the 'fast frog' due to his Guernsey French roots.
He went on to sign with Aston Martin and took on some big, endurance races.
Then he was given the chance to race with Ferrari.
'It is every boy's dream – the first time you put on the Ferrari suit,' said Mr Mahy.
Then came the crash in July, during the Spa 24-hour race in Belgium.
He had raced the car before at Silverstone and he also knew the Spa track very well.
But 15 minutes into his first stint behind the wheel in the 24-hour race, another driver clipped the rear of his car, spinning the vehicle 90 degrees.
'I was going at the barrier at 150mph,' Mr Mahy said.
'You hit the brakes and that's it – that's where my memory stops.'
