Tommy Sopwith

Athlete

1933 –

19

Who is Tommy Sopwith?

Thomas Sopwith, Jr. is a British businessman and former car racing driver. He is the son of Sir Thomas Sopwith, builder of the Sopwith Camel.

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 drivers title to Jack Sears after a ten lap shoot-out at the end of the season after both drivers finished on equal points. In 1961 he switched from car to powerboat racing.

He is the owner of Endeavour Holdings Limited a car dealership in Portslade, Brighton with an turnover of £17 million.

He was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire.

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1933
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on July 23, 2013

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