About Sam Tingle
Lived 1921 – 2008 (aged 87). Sam Tingle was a Zimbabwean racing automobile driver, engineer, motorcycle racer and formula One driver.
Sam Ashworth Tingle (24 August 1921 – 19 December 2008) was an English-born racing driver from Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
Tingle was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, and made his Formula One debut on 28 December 1963. A third Rhodesian racer, Clive Puzey, failed to qualify in his Formula One attempt. He died in Somerset West, South Africa, aged 87.
He won the National Rhodesian Championship five times from 1959 to 1964 and the Border Trophy in 1966.
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Who was Sam Tingle?
racecar driver
When was Sam Tingle born?
Sam Tingle was born on 24 August 1921 in Manchester.
When did Sam Tingle die?
Sam Tingle died on 19 December 2008 in Somerset West.
What was Sam Tingle's occupation?
Sam Tingle was a racing automobile driver, engineer, motorcycle racer and formula One driver.
What nationality was Sam Tingle?
Sam Tingle was Zimbabwean.
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