- Jack Sears
Sir Jack Sears (born
February 16 ,1930 ) is a British former race and rally driver, and was one of the principal organisers of the 1968London-Sydney Marathon . He won the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, driving anAustin Westminster and regained the title in 1963, driving a variety of cars including a Ford Cortina GT, a seven litreFord Galaxie and aLotus Cortina , which was used for the final two races. [ [http://fp.gplegends.plus.com/BSCC/1963/1963%20BSCC.htm 1963 British Saloon Car Championship] . Retrieved on18 December 2006 .] His son David is also involved in motorsport.Notes
External links
* [http://www.historicracing.com/drivers.cfm?driverID=2715&AlphaIndex=S Profile of Jack Sears] , HistoricRacing.com
* [http://marathon68.homestead.com/jacksears.html Account of the route of the London-Sydney Marathon] , written by Jack Sears who reconnoitred the event
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