Jack Sears

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. [ [http://fp.gplegends.plus.com/BSCC/1963/1963%20BSCC.htm 1963 British Saloon Car Championship] . Retrieved on 18 December 2006.] His son David is also involved in motorsport.

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* [http://www.historicracing.com/drivers.cfm?driverID=2715&AlphaIndex=S Profile of Jack Sears] , HistoricRacing.com
* [http://marathon68.homestead.com/jacksears.html Account of the route of the London-Sydney Marathon] , written by Jack Sears who reconnoitred the event