Private Life and Retirement
In 1969 Denson opened a wood-treatment business near Harlow, Essex, before dropping out of professional racing. He now races as an amateur.
Denson was known in continental Europe as Vic, a name he acquired because Vin - short for Vincent - is French for "wine".
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