Selwyn Edge

Selwyn Francis Edge ( born March 29, 1868 in Concord, New South Wales, Australia, † February 12, 1940 in Eastbourne, England ) was an Australian-born British racing driver.

His first race was the Paris- Bordeaux in 1899, where he retired with a De Dion - Bouton tricycle. Subsequently, he joined the British brand Napier, where he remained until 1913, first as a driver and then as a dealer. The 50 -hp 17 -liter car, which he began in 1901, was still too unreliable; with a smaller car, he celebrated his greatest success, however, with the stigma that all other participants were excreted in the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1902. Nonetheless, it was the first British victory in an automobile race. In 1904 he was team manager at Napier, however, focused mainly on the British racing scene.

In 1907 he exhibited at the British Brooklands motor racing circuit with 2546 km a new 24 -hour world record, which corresponded to an average speed of 106 km / h. A comeback attempt on the international stage at the GP of France in 1908 failed.

After the First World War, he remained loyal to the British racing scene, which focused mainly at Brooklands and hardly came into contact with the European races. In 1922, he improved his 24 - hour world record at 2868 km, and in 1937 he played there race.

Selwyn Edge died in 1940 in Eastbourne. He is buried in Tilford, Surrey in All Saints Churchyard.

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• GP rider before 1950
• Racer ( UK )
• Briton
• Born in 1868
• Died in 1940
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