| 词条 | Tommy Sopwith (racing driver) |
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Thomas Edward Brodie Sopwith (born 15 November 1932)[1] is a British businessman and former car racing driver. BiographyHe is the son of English aviation pioneer and yachtsman Sir Thomas Sopwith, builder of the Sopwith Camel, and Phyllis Brodie. His success as a racing driver saw him win the first ever round of the British Saloon Car Championship in 1958. That year he narrowly lost out on the driver's title to Jack Sears after a ten lap shoot-out at the end of the season after both drivers finished on equal points.[2] In 1961 he switched from car to powerboat racing. He is the owner of Endeavour Holdings Limited, a car dealership in Portslade, Brighton, with a turnover of £17 million.{{When|date=May 2018}} He was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00595480&tree=LEO|title=Thomas Edward Brodie Sopwith|last=|first=|date=|website=Genealogics|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=15 May 2018}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sopwith, Tommy}}{{England-autoracing-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203803/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=1 |archivedate=29 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }} official 1958 BSCC standings 4 : English racing drivers|British Touring Car Championship drivers|Living people|1932 births |
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