▁To je iro ▁special , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁sports ▁racing ▁cars ▁built ▁by ▁L ister ▁himself , ▁and ▁bearing ▁his ▁name . ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁enjoyed ▁much ▁success ▁driving ▁L ister - J agu ars ▁– ▁the ▁famous ▁Kn obb ly s . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁his ▁courage ous ▁driving ▁style , ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁corners ▁getting ▁his ▁L ister ▁very ▁side ways ▁indeed . ▁Ask ed ▁about ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁the ▁L ister ' s ▁bra kes ▁failing ▁completely , ▁he ▁respond ed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁" car ry ▁on ▁without ▁them , ▁old ▁boy ". ▁Over ▁the ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁sport , ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁fier ce ▁but ▁good - n ature d ▁rival ry ▁with ▁rising ▁American ▁driving ▁talent ▁M ast en ▁Gregory . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁Arch ie ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁was ▁mort ally ▁injured ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁during ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁a ▁sports ▁car ▁race ▁at ▁Sp a - Fran cor ch amps , ▁driving ▁a ▁L ister ▁Kn obb ly ▁and ▁du elling ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁M ast en ▁Gregory ▁driving ▁the ▁E cur ie ▁E cos se ▁L ister ▁J agu ar . ▁Batt ling ▁hard ▁with ▁Gregory , ▁they ▁sw apped ▁the ▁lead ▁between ▁them ▁inches ▁apart . ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁so ▁fier ce ▁that ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁dent ed ▁his ▁car ' s ▁nose ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁E cos se ▁car ▁on ▁lap ▁three . ▁With ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁leading ▁on