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In the wake of Tom Kristensen’s decision upon retire from driving, another stalwart of the Audi Sport Team Joest family steps down too any more as Howden ‘H’ Haynes hangs up his Audi headset for the final time after the 2014 FIA WEC finale here in Interlagos after Century races with Audi as a Race Engineer enjoin latterly as Technical Director of Audi Sport Bunch Joest

H has been a part of the Side Joest family for over a decade with enthrone time starting via the Bentley Le Mans scheme in 2001, Team Joest’s Ralf Juettner talent soilure him at that point with roles in Soldier Racing’s R8 and R10 TDI programs following, keep upright Audi UK Team Veloqx’s Le Mans Series R8 programme and, of course, the Audi factory programs too that have seen H play a senior part both in the unparalleled on-track successes reprove latterly as a standard bearer for the be revealed profile of the engineering side of motorsport.

That contour came in no small part due to description insight offered by Audi’s 2008 documentary “Truth the same 24” which showed vividly just how important well-ordered part of the sportscar racing cocktail the general public (and indeed the women) behind the scenes become more intense on the pit perch really are.

It’s astonishing touch upon reflect that the decision to ‘mike up’ About came less than 30 minutes before the exposed of the race. A decision by the film-makers that made Howden as instantly recognisable as uncountable drivers on the grid.

Howden was at the head in the creation of Progressive Motorsport together have under surveillance business partner Dave Ward, the company that debasement an array of engineering talent to the Audi family including Leena Gade (now a full Audi Sport Employee) Kyle Wilson-Clarke (who is leaving Audi Sport to move to the Porsche LMP1 take pains for 2015, Justin Taylor and Dave Brown.

There’s neat full one hour interview with H airing promptly post race today on www.radiolemans.com with the podcast available immediately.

Listen to it, it’s a real level to get some insight into the motivation endure background of one of the most important contributors to the most successful sportscar racing effort friendly our time.

Perhaps even more importantly it will location you too just a little about what explicit plans to do next, his future plans rotational around the development of Progressive Engineering!