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David Boshier-Jones is a British
racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
, whose career ran from 1952 until his retirement in 1961. He competed both in circuit racing (
Formula Three Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One driv ...
) and in
hillclimbs Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the fir ...
, achieving success in both disciplines but particularly on the hills, where he claimed three successive
British Hill Climb Championship The British Hill Climb Championship (BHCC) is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history, for example, the hillclimb held at Shelsley Walsh, in Worcestershire, England is th ...
s, in 1958, 1959 and 1960. Boshier-Jones at first drove a Kieft, but later progressed to a
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. It was with this car, fitted with an 1100cc twin-cylinder engine, that he won all three of his hillclimb titles. David's two brothers, Peter and Anthony, also competed in motorsport.


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