I was lucky enough to be able to get my dad take me to the offroad world championships in Basildon. My dad got talking to some french bloke whose son was racing and he took me into the pits!
I was 14 or 15 and nearly fainted when Masami, Joel Johnson and Mark Pavidis signed my official worlds booklet! I still have it
Mark Pavidis filled an entire page with his autograph and I remember thinking he was a ponce for not leaving any space for anyone else to sign
Pops Losi was fun too at the Euros in Lille where Kevin Moore dominated with the all new XX4 prototype with a magnesium chassis which they worked on under(!) the table and carried to the track in a bag
I no longer nearly shit myself when meeting people now
