Fastidious preparation underpinned a relatively short racing career over which he achieved much success, despite never attracting the financial support his ability merited.
From gearbox karting, mechanical engineering graduate Morgan switched to Formula Ford with an Alexis Mk18B “bought complete for £800 from a guy in Birmingham” in 1974. It lasted about six races, ending its days against the wooden sleepers at Silverstone’s Woodcote corner in 1975.
