Leslie Callingham
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 |
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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 |
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SURNAME | Callingham, Leslie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Callingham, Leslie George (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1905 |
DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1960 |