Gianni Pedrazzani

The head of the famous Novamotor tuning company has died.

For almost two decades the Novara-based firm that Gianni set up with his brother dominated the engine-tuning market in Formula Three, most notably when the twin-cam Toyota unit set new standards once the category moved up to a 2-litre limit in the mid-1970s.

Pedrazzani’s wares were victorious the world over as his operation somehow kept pace with demand.