finish. When the sportscar World Championship ended, Acheson switched to GT racing in Japan with the SARD team. This led to a final visit to the Sarthe in 1995, when he drove the SARD MC8R, retiring after just 14 laps when the car suffered a total brake failure. In 1996 Acheson went to the Daytona 24 Hours with the Newcastle United football team liveried Lister Storm, sharing the car with Geoff Lees and Tiff Needell. In the dying moments of the race his Lister was destroyed in a violent crash when he was hit by a slower car. Luckily he walked away from the scene, and he also decided to walk away from racing altogether. Racing record Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Japanese Top Formula Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula One results (key) American Open-Wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) CART PPG Indy Car World Series Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) References 1957 births Grovewood Award winners Living people Formula One drivers from Northern Ireland European Formula Two Championship drivers Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers Champ Car drivers Racing drivers from Northern Ireland People from Cookstown BRDC Gold Star winners 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers International Formula 3000 drivers RAM Racing Formula One drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Japanese Sportscar Championship drivers TOM'S drivers Team LeMans drivers Forsythe Racing drivers Nismo drivers Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers Jaguar Racing drivers Alan Docking Racing drivers Sauber Motorsport drivers