Tim Birkin

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Tim Birkin was a famed British racing driver and one of the original "Bentley Boys," renowned for his daring driving style and key role in Bentley’s pre-war motorsport successes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
human
racing driver
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
birthDate 1896-07-26
causeOfDeath blood poisoning
competedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED
Grand Prix motor racing NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1933-06-22
describedAs hero of British motorsport in the 1920s and 1930s
one of the original Bentley Boys
designed Bentley Blower NERFINISHED
droveFor Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED
Bentley NERFINISHED
era interwar period
familyName Birkin NERFINISHED
fullName Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
knownFor supercharged Bentley cars
memberOf Bentley Boys NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED
nationality British
nickname Tim NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 2nd Baronet Birkin NERFINISHED
notableFor 24 Hours of Le Mans victories
daring driving style
pre-war motorsport successes with Bentley
occupation businessperson
racing driver
participatedIn World War I
placeOfBirth Nottingham, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
relative Archibald Birkin NERFINISHED
Margaret Birkin NERFINISHED
residence Blakeney, Norfolk NERFINISHED
sportsDiscipline endurance racing
sports car racing
title baronet
vehicleClassDriven Bentley 4½ Litre NERFINISHED
Bentley Blower 4½ Litre NERFINISHED

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Bentley Blower associatedDriver Tim Birkin
Bentley Speed Six notableDriver Tim Birkin