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Tiff Needell is one
of four presenters for Channel 5's motoring programme 5th Gear. His television
career started in the mid 1980s at the BBC as part of the motor racing
commentary team for Grandstand where he worked alongside Murray Walker.
In the
spring of 1987 he became part of the BBC2 Top Gear Team where he stayed until
joining Channel 5. In the early 1990s he also hosted live studio coverage of
NASCAR and Indycar for Sky.
Tiff started
writing track tests and feature stories for Autosport magazine in the early
1980's then Top Gear magazine and now he writes for Autocar magazine.
Before
embarking on a television career Tiff could be seen driving Formula One Cars. He
started racing in 1971 winning the Premier Grovewood Award in 1976. He turned
professional in 1977 and drove for 'Unipart' Formula 3 Team and the Team Ensign
in the 1980 Grand Prix. Tiff made his Le Mans 24 Hours debut in 1981.
He achieved
third place at Le Mans
in 1990 driving a privately entered Porsche 962 and switched to Touring Cars in
1993 and 1994. From 1996 to 2000 he raced for the Newcastle United-sponsored
Lister Storm team.
Tiff is in
great demand on the corporate circuit, where his skills as a host and hilarious
speaker are highly valued.
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