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'''John Nicholson''' (6 October 1941
Nicholson was the 1973 and 1974 British [[Formula Atlantic]] champion, using a [[Lyncar]] chassis<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=CONSTRUCTORS: LYNCAR|website=grandprix.com|date=|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-lynca.html|accessdate=6 May 2015}}</ref> and in his 'day job' was an engine-builder for [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]. Nicholson also worked for [[Cosworth]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Embassy Hill]], and he prepared a [[Saab H engine|Saab engine]] for use in a [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] [[Formula Three]] car.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = Echappement | date = April 1985 | number = 198 | title = Brefs | trans_title = In brief | page = 23 | publisher = Michael Hommell | location = Paris, France | language = French }}</ref>
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After retiring from racing, Nicholson turned his sporting attention to powerboat racing as well as continuing with his business interests.<ref name="Small"/>
He died in 2017 at the age of 75.<ref>[https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/obituary-john-nicholson-1941-2017-955653/ Obituary: John Nicholson,
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Auckland]]
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