Bill Thompson Australian Motor Racing Champion (signed by the author) - Description
Bill Thompson won the Australian Grand Prix in 1930, 1932 and 1933 but missed victory in the 1934 and 1935 events by the tantalizingly brief period of 41 seconds. In his dazzling 7 1/2 year career he won rallies, hillclimbs, sprints, circuit and speedway - races and his competition success rate far exceeded that of any other Australian motor sport champion. This 416 page book with nearly 300 photographs covers the early history of Australian motor sport along with Bill Thompson's life from birth until his premature death during the closing stages of World War ll.
It also covers his business activities - not always free of controversy - his careers with Shell, the Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, his marriages and each known competition event and the fate of each of the cars and racing venues with which he was associated.
His racing contemporaries, friends and sponsors also are included in this Australian motor sport and social history book on a legendary figure, described by one observer as one of the two best racing drivers Australia ever had.
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