Bentley Blower No.1
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Bentley Blower No.1 is a racing car developed from the Bentley 4½ Litre by Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin to win the Le Mans twenty-four-hour race. The car was developed into its current form for racing at Br
Tim Birkin racing Bentley Blower No.1 at Brooklands in 1929.
Clive Gallop
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Colonel Reginald Clive Gallop was a British engineer, racing driver and First World War pilot. He was one of the team which developed their first engine for Bentley Motors.
Bentley Blower No.1
…financial backing from Dorothy Paget, a wealthy horse racing enthusiast financing the project after his own money had run out, and technical help from Clive Gallop, Birkin engaged supercharger specialist Amherst Villiers. Mercedes-Benz had been using compressors for a few years. In the pursuit of power, the 4½…
Gallop at the 1922 French Grand Prix
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