'Sir Jack Sears' (born
February 16,
1930) is a
British former race and rally driver, and was one of the principal organisers of the 1968
London-Sydney Marathon. He won the inaugural
British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, driving an
Austin Westminster and regained the title in 1963, driving a variety of cars including a
Ford Cortina GT, a seven litre
Ford Galaxie and a
Lotus Cortina, which was used for the final two races.
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See also
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List of BTCC champions
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London-Sydney Marathon
Notes
1. 1963 British Saloon Car Championship. Retrieved on 18 December 2006.
External links
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Profile of Jack Sears, HistoricRacing.com
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Account of the route of the London-Sydney Marathon, written by Jack Sears who reconnoitred the event