Alec Poole: 'You might call it testing today, but really it was just bedding in brakes.' Back at a time when not everything was recorded or surveilled, this madcap endeavour is exactly what Alec Poole was contemplating. Alec Poole is one of Ireland’s unsung racing driver heroes. Nissan Touring Car team run by Alec PoolePoole took inspiration from Stuart Turner’s egalitarian way of running MG’s racing three decades before, in a manner which many might have ascribed to Japanese ‘kaizen’ practices. Success in all forms, whether it’s waterskiing on the canal or steering to victory in the saloon cars or securing the Touring Car Championship, is more about collaboration and careful teamwork.

Source: The Irish Times December 25, 2025 17:00 UTC