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A mechanic, rockstar and… porn star? The Thousand Lives of Don Parker
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It all stems from a paddock rumour, one of those that at first seem like lies, but which, by continuing to ask around, take on incredible contours. It regards a kart engine tuner from the 1990s, whose life is so full of particular chapters that perhaps an article would not be enough to tell it all. We tried to contact him but he did not reply. So we turned to those who really knew him and they gave us back an incredible portrait: of a serious worker (not always very clean...) with a past in the record industry and, perhaps, in the porn industry. But that's not all, ask his best man… His dog! What are we talking about? You’ll just have to find out
During races, the paddock can be compared to a small country town: everyone knows each other, it's impossible not to stop and have a chat with someone and, more importantly, even the most trivial item of "gossip", whether truthful or not, spreads like wildfire. Over the years we've heard plenty of bizarre stories, some worth telling, some less so. One day, however, we heard curious rumours about a nineties kart engine tuner, Don Parker. Why curious? Because every time we ask about him we receive a different comment: on the one hand, there are those who paint him as a fine discoverer of English talent (such as Ben Hanley and Pippa Mann) and a skilful engine tuner (who worked for Comer, Vortex and CRG). On the other hand, however, there are those who tell of his past in the record industry. And there is also someone who, on the other hand, describes him as a skilled performer... On pornographic cinema sets. Hence, Don Parker's life is too interesting a subject to remain a “paddock rumour” and needs to be… Checked out! We started looking for him, but we immediately understood that the web wouldn't be much help: in search engines, "Don Parker" gives a long list of pages that don't offer a shred of information about him. However, some clues emerge: a presentation on the website of an agency that conducts research on issues concerning young people and children, in which Parker highlights his past in the record industry, but no mention of his past in karting . Then we come across his LinkedIn profile, where we find a small bio. It is here that Don's main achievements in motorsport are told.
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