Dennis Poore

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Dennis Poore
Nationality British

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1952
Teams	Connaught
Races	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	3
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1952 British Grand Prix
Last race	1952 Italian Grand Prix

Roger Dennistoun "Dennis" Poore (b. 19 August 1916, Paddington, London - d. 12 February 1987, Kensington ^[1]) was a British entrepreneur, financier and sometime racing driver. Poore used his personal weath to bankroll the founding, in 1950, of the motor racing journal Autosport. He himself was a keen motor sport participant, and competed in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1952. He scored 3 championship points. Poore did however win the British Hill Climb Championship in 1950.

Later in life Poore sold off the propeller business from Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC and used the funds in an attempt to stave off the collapse of the British motorcycle industry. At one time iconic brands Norton, AJS, Matchless and BSA were all owned by the Manganese Bronze group. Following the collapse of the Birmingham Small Arms Co (BSA) in 1973 the motorcycle interests of Manganese Bronze and BSA were put into Norton Villiers Triumph Ltd, and the non-motorcycle interests of BSA were bought by Manganese Bronze. With the purchase of BSA came its subsidiary Carbodies, builder of the FX4 London taxi; the classic "black cab". After disposing of the motorcycle manufacturing arms, Poore continued to head Manganese Bronze as a taxi and component manufacturer until his death in 1987.

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1952	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis Straight-4	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR 4	GER	NED		13th	3
1952	Connaught Racing Syndicate	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis Straight-4								ITA 12	13th	3