About
Driver, engineer, and inventor, who who set the land speed record multiple times in the 1930s.
Before Fame
He began his career in European road races, where he usually raced Bugattis.
Trivia
He is credited with inventing a high-power gearbox that he used to help break the land speed record.
Family Life
He was born in Bampton, Oxfordshire, and died in Lambeth, England.
Associated With
He attended Trinity College, which produced alumni such as Francis Bacon.
