- Dennis Poore
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Dennis Poore Born 19 August 1916 Died 12 February 1987 (aged 70) Formula One World Championship career Nationality British
Active years 1952 Teams Connaught Races 2 Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums 0 Career points 3 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First race 1952 British Grand Prix Last race 1952 Italian Grand Prix Roger Dennistoun "Dennis" Poore (19 August 1916, Paddington, London – 12 February 1987, Kensington [1]) was a British entrepreneur, financier and sometime racing driver,. Poore used his personal weath to bankroll the founding, in 1950, of the motor racing journal Autosport. He himself was a keen motor sport participant, and competed in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in 1952. He made his debut in the British Grand Prix on 19 July 1952, where he finished fourth. He scored 3 championship points.
Poore won the British Hill Climb Championship in 1950 driving a 3.8 litre twin-Wade-blown Alfa Romeo.[2] He finished second at Shelsley Walsh, first at Prescott, second at Bo'ness, taking the win at Rest and Be Thankful, then second at Bouley Bay and first at Val des Terres, rounding off the season with another win at Prescott.[3]
Later in life Poore sold off the propeller business from Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC and used the funds in an attempt to stave off the collapse of the British motorcycle industry. At one time iconic brands Norton, AJS, Matchless and BSA were all owned by the Manganese Bronze group. Following the collapse of the Birmingham Small Arms Co (BSA) in 1973 the motorcycle interests of Manganese Bronze and BSA were put into Norton Villiers Triumph Ltd, and the non-motorcycle interests of BSA were bought by Manganese Bronze. With the purchase of BSA came its subsidiary Carbodies, builder of the FX4 London taxi; the classic "black cab". After disposing of the motorcycle manufacturing arms, Poore continued to head Manganese Bronze as a taxi and component manufacturer until his death in 1987.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points 1952 Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A Lea-Francis Straight-4 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR
4GER NED 13th 3 Connaught Racing Syndicate ITA
12References
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Dennis_Poore. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ Motor Sport, October 1950, Page 524.
- ^ Motor Sport, February 1951, Page 53.
External links
- Dennis Poore's Alfa Romeo 8C 35 Photographs and information about the 8C-35 (chassis 50013) that Poore owned for many years.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Sydney AllardBritish Hill Climb Champion
1950Succeeded by
Ken Wharton1950 D. Poore
1951 K. Wharton
1952 K. Wharton
1953 K. Wharton
1954 K. Wharton
1955 T. Marsh
1956 T. Marsh
1957 T. Marsh
1958 D. Boshier-Jones
1959 D. Boshier-Jones1960 D. Boshier-Jones
1961 D. Good
1962 A. Owen
1963 P. Westbury
1964 P. Westbury
1965 T. Marsh
1966 T. Marsh
1967 T. Marsh
1968 P. Lawson
1969 D. Hepworth1970 N. Williamson
1971 D. Hepworth
1972 N. Williamson
1973 M. MacDowel
1974 M. MacDowel
1975 R. Lane
1976 R. Lane
1977 A. Douglas-Osborn
1978 D. Franklin
1979 M. Griffiths1980 C. Cramer
1981 J. Thomson
1982 M. Bolsover
1983 M. Bolsover
1984 M. Bolsover
1985 C. Cramer
1986 M. Griffiths
1987 M. Griffiths
1988 C. Wardle
1989 R. Rowan1990 M. Griffiths
1991 M. Griffiths
1992 R. Lane
1993 D. Grace
1994 D. Grace
1995 A. Priaulx
1996 R. Lane
1997 R. Moran
1998 D. Grace
1999 D. Grace2000 D. Grace
2001 G. Wight, Jr.
2002 G. Wight, Jr.
2003 A. Fleetwood
2004 A. Fleetwood
2005 M. Groves
2006 M. Groves
2007 M. Groves
2008 S. Moran
2009 S. Moran2010 M. Groves
Categories:- 1916 births
- 1987 deaths
- English racecar drivers
- Brighton Speed Trials people
- British hillclimb drivers
- English Formula One drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- British World War II pilots
- English businesspeople
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