Jack Sears

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Sir Jack Sears (born February 16, 1930) is a British former race and rally driver, and was one of the principal organisers of the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon. He won the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, driving an Austin Westminster and regained the title in 1963, driving a variety of cars including a Ford Cortina GT, a seven litre Ford Galaxie and a Lotus Cortina, which was used for the final two races.^[1] His son David is also involved in motorsport.

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• Profile of Jack Sears, HistoricRacing.com
• Account of the route of the London-Sydney Marathon, written by Jack Sears who reconnoitred the event

Sporting positions
Preceded by none	British Touring Car Champion 1958	Succeeded by Jeff Uren
Preceded by John Love	British Touring Car Champion 1963	Succeeded by Jim Clark

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