Alexander Kay Poole is an Irish

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driver from

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. He competed successfully in saloon and sports car races in

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throughout the 1960s. In 1969 he won the

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in a privately entered

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. In 1968 he managed a fifteenth place in the 1968

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, driving for BMC in an

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. He managed a third-place finish in the 1978

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. During the 1990s he was manager of motorsport for

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.http://www.tourbritannia.com/whoarewe.htm TourBritannia profile. He still competes in historic events such as the Goodwood Revival and the

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. As well as driving, he works as commercial director for the Tour Britannia historic racing event organisers.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

External links

Tour Britannia Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, Alec British Touring Car Championship drivers British Touring Car Championship Champions 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Irish racing drivers Living people World Sportscar Championship drivers 12 Hours of Reims drivers 1943 births Motorsport people from County Dublin