Andy Mackie

Who is Andy Mackie?

Andy Mackie has been involved in British junior motorsport for over 30 years.

Andy's skills were developed in the 70's and 80's when engineers could actually try their theories. Most often his radical set ups worked and Andy propelled his drivers to the front of the Formula Ford grids. During the 90's Andy set up his first team, Polestar Developments. Although under funded and short lived Andy proved his ability to lead a team with success with Jonny Kane. Andy kept the equipment from Polestar but took a sabbatical in Spain where he took Gluckmann Racing to win the championship in Spanish Formula Ford.

In 1995 Andy started a new team with old friend Jonathan Lewis. Using Andy’s equipment and engineering skill alongside Jonathan's unparalleled management ability, the team was the most successful in Formula Vauxhall Junior. Andy was lucky to work with some of the best up and coming drivers in British and European motorsport including Andrew Kirkaldy, Antônio Pizzonia and Tomas Scheckter. Their unparalleled success in Formula Vauxhall Junior led to his set-ups winning 3 championships in a row and over 25 wins. Unfortunately disagreements about the direction of the team led to Andy and Jonathan going their separate ways.