▁Gil by ▁Engineering ▁noticed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁un formed ▁right ▁hand ▁and ▁brought ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁ste wards . ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁was ▁forth with ▁b anned ▁from ▁motor ▁racing , ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁up - and - coming ▁racing ▁driver . ▁It ▁brought ▁his ▁bur geon ing ▁career ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁halt ▁and ▁his ▁future ▁looked ▁uncertain . ▁However , ▁Earl ▁How e , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Racing ▁D ri vers ' ▁Club , ▁had ▁previously ▁seen ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁driving ▁and ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁note ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁who ▁he ▁was . ▁When ▁he ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁subsequently ▁been ▁b anned ▁from ▁racing , ▁he ▁supported ▁Scott ▁Brown ' s ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁R AC . ▁Dr ▁Ben ja field ▁and ▁Greg or ▁Grant , ▁the ▁then - editor ▁of ▁Aut os port , ▁also ▁supported ▁Scott ▁Brown ' s ▁appeal . ▁By ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁had ▁his ▁lic ence ▁back . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁took ▁up ▁motor ▁sport ▁early ▁in ▁life ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁built ▁him ▁a ▁small ▁car ▁to ▁aid ▁his ▁mob ility . ▁His ▁first ▁compet itive ▁race ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁M G ▁road ster , ▁bought ▁using ▁a ▁small ▁legacy . ▁As ▁his ▁reputation ▁grew , ▁his ▁name ▁became ▁closely ▁linked ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Brian ▁L ister , ▁initially ▁driving ▁L ister ' s