Leslie Callingham

Bentley 4.5L built in 1927; Callingham drove at Le Mans in 1927 with the identical model "Old Mother Gun"

Leslie George Callingham (March 2, 1905 , † February 9, 1960 ) was a British racing driver .

Racing career

Leslie Callingham worked in Bentley sales between the First and Second World Wars . In the late 1920s he was also active as a racing driver. He raced at Brooklands and was involved in the 1927 White House disaster at the Le Mans 24 Hours . Callingham drove the 4.5 liter Bentley "Old Mother Gun" and crashed on Saturday evening with the car in the transverse to the direction Théo Schneider of Pierre Tabourin . As a result, there was a pile-up, which also affected two other Bentley works. Callingham's vehicle was so badly damaged that it could no longer drive. He had his second Le Mans outing in 1930 as a partner of Earl Howe in the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS . The duo finished the race fifth overall and winners in the racing class for racing cars from 1.5 to 2 liter displacement.

The best result outside of Le Mans was third place in the Brooklands 6 Hours of 1929 .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1927	Bentley Motors Ltd.	Bentley 4½ liter	Frank Clement	failure	accident
1930	Earl Howe	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport	Earl Howe	5th place and class win

Web links

• Leslie Callingham at Motor Sport Magazine
• Leslie Callingham at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. Jump up ↑ Brooklands 6 Hours 1929