▁as ▁race ▁doctor ▁at ▁the ▁Silver stone ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁Upon ▁receiving ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁neu ros urg ery ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Wat kins ▁moved ▁to ▁Sy rac use , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁mot ors port ▁at ▁the ▁Wat kins ▁Glen ▁circuit . ▁Wat kins ▁took ▁four ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁circuit ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁medical ▁equipment ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁supplies ▁provided ▁by ▁circuit ▁officials . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁neu ros urg ery ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁R AC ▁medical ▁panel ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Formula ▁One ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁met ▁Bern ie ▁E cc l estone , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Formula ▁One ▁Con struct ors ▁Association , ▁who ▁offered ▁Wat kins ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁official ▁Formula ▁One ▁race ▁doctor . ▁E cc l estone ▁had ▁checked ▁in ▁for ▁a ▁medical ▁problem ▁and ▁offered ▁Wat kins ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁season . ▁Wat kins ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁air f ares , ▁hotel ▁b ills , ▁r ental ▁cars ▁and ▁all ▁incident al ▁exp enses . ▁Wat kins ▁accepted , ▁and ▁attended ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Swedish ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁Out side ▁of ▁the