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Phil Kempe
Having won the Formula Ford Star of Tomorrow series Phil then then had a short series of races in Formula 3 in the ground effect Ralt RT3 run by Eddie Jordan, with sponsorship from local transport firm Hicks International. However a bout of Glandular Fever didn't help him and chance had seemingly passed him by.Phil Kempe 1982 F3 preview Phil Kempe 1982 cuttings Phil Kempe 82 British GP preveiw
Later
from his work at the Brands Hatch racing school he was to
introduce Steve Robertson to racing, and was fortunate to get
sponsorship from the Robertson's for a season in F3 in 1985 as a
contemporary of Tim Davies, driving a Ralt RT30 with the
Intersport team. In the early season the Ralt chassis was no
match to the Reynard's, but some work by Ron Taurnac and the
design team at Ralt turned the table, and Phil had a good run of
points scoring in the mid-season.
Phil Kempe 1985 cuttings 1985_late_reports.PDF
The last time I saw Phil was many years ago in the Letterston chip shop 'Somethings Cooking' as he was set to view some property in Pembrokshire in his role as a property developer.