I've hatched a cunning plan to get myself into the pits at a Grand Prix with an all-areas pass. Don't get me wrong, I know such a golden ticket allowing you into the equivalent of Willy Wonka's factory will not be cheap, but then again the purchase of Aldershot football club wasn't. A 19-year-old by the name of Spencer Trethewy completed that transaction back in the nineties. He was the club's saviour delivering them from closure. But there was one small problem, he didn't have as much as his college dinner money in his pocket. It was a common theme during the decade. Another club rolled out its mystery buyer before the press and cheering fans picturing him clutching the team's strip...
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