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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Tim Birkin canonical 3

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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
Grand Prix motor racing
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
droveFor Alfa Romeo
Bentley
era interwar period
familyName Birkin
linked to: Birkin Blower
fullName Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin
linked to: Sir Henry Birkin
gender male
givenName Henry
knownFor supercharged Bentley cars
memberOf Bentley Boys
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
nationality British
nickname Tim
nobleTitle 2nd Baronet Birkin
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
linked to: Nottingham
placeOfDeath London, England
relative Archibald Birkin
Margaret Birkin
residence Blakeney, Norfolk
linked to: Blakeney
sportsDiscipline endurance racing
sports car racing
title baronet
vehicleClassDriven Bentley 4½ Litre
Bentley Blower 4½ Litre
linked to: Bentley Blower

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Bentley Blower associatedDriver Tim Birkin
Bentley Speed Six notableDriver Tim Birkin
Bentley Boys member Tim Birkin