His father had been an amateur motorcycle racer, and his brother Jimmy was a racing driver with a growing local reputation who drove for Ecurie Ecosse and competed in the 1953 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
O seu pai fora un piloto de motos afeccionado, E o seu irmán Jimmy era un piloto de carreiras cunha crecente reputación local que pilotaba un Ecurie Ecosse e competiu no Gran Premio do Reino Unido de 1953, en Silverstone.