We are minutes into our zoom interview when Mark Henderson, in full flow talking about the current development environment for housing associations, breaks off to take a call about a very important package. “I’ve got a very important piece of pipe coming, I’m off racing tomorrow,” he says.

Mark Henderson is a petrolhead who feels the need for speed as he races “dirty and noisy” old grand prix motorbikes in his spare time in events organised by the Classic Motorcycle Racing Club.

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