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The Bentley Boys were a group of wealthy British motorists who drove Bentley sports cars to victory in the 1920s and kept the marque's reputation for high performance alive. In 1925, as the marque floundered, Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato bought the company, leading to the creation of the famous supercharged Bentley Blower car.
1929 24 Hours of Le Mans Previous: 1928 Next: 1930 Index: Races | Winners The new 1929 circuit The 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 7th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 15 and 16 June 1929. In the most dominant display in the race to date, Bentley achieved a comprehensive victory taking the first four places on distance. Bentley director Woolf Barnato ...
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On the second occasion he won the race, driving a Bentley Speed Six in partnership with Woolf Barnato, with the Bentley team delivering a 1-2-3-4 victory. In 1929, Kidston was travelling from Croydon to Amsterdam aboard a German airliner when, 21 minutes into the flight, he sensed an imminent crash and assumed the safety position.
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Birkin was born into a wealthy Nottingham family in 1896, the son of Sir Thomas Stanley Birkin, 2nd Baronet, and the Hon. Margaret Diana Hopetoun Chetwynd. In childhood, Henry Birkin gained the nickname "Tim", after the children's comic book character Tiger Tim, created by Julius Stafford Baker, who was extremely popular at the time.
Northmor senior Grant Bentley was named Division IV Boys Basketball Player of the Year for 2023-24, ... Pleasant 6-0 senior guard Trey Booker, averaged 20.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 ...
British luxury automaker Bentley is betting big on hybrids and younger consumers.Bentley, coming off a strong but not record-breaking 2023, believes it can get back on track. New US CEO Mike Rocco ...