| Bernard Unett | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 22 July 1936 Wolvey, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 21 January 2000 (aged 63) Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| British Saloon Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1966–1967, 1971, 1974–1977 |
| Teams | Alan Fraser Racing Jean Denton Racing Halesford Motors Ltd. Chrysler Dealer Team |
| Starts | 64 |
| Wins | 2 (32 in class) |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 30 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1974, 1976, 1977 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1974, 1976, 1977 1974, 1976, 1977 | British Saloon Car Championship BSCC - Class A |
William Bernard Unett (22 July 1936 – 21 January 2000) was a British racing driver and development engineer, three times winner of the British Saloon Car Championship in 1974, 1976 and 1977.[1]
Unett was born on 22 July 1936 in Wolvey, Warwickshire. His parents ran a farm and it was being around, then helping repair the farm machinery sparked his interest in mechanics. Instead of following his parents into farming, he joined Humber as an apprentice at the age of 15 which was part of the Rootes Group organisation. He became development engineer,[2] one of a select few, known as 'The Set 'em Alight Boys' due to Rootes Chief Test engineer Don Tarbun's expression 'For **** sake, set 'em alight', often exclaimed by him when facing difficulties.[3] Unett was deputy head of the department for the development of the 'series' Sunbeam Alpine in 1958–1959.[4]