Tom Walkinshaw was a successful racing driver who parleyed his knowledge of top level race preparation and driving into a career as a team boss.
From his first few races, in MG Midget racing, he moved to racing in Formula Ford with Team Lotus. His talent soon brought him the 1969 Scottish Championship.
His racing career included stints at March, Ecurie Ecosse, and he was hired by Ford to drive a Capri in the 1974 British Touring Car Championship.
The following year, while racing in the European Formula 5000 championship, he started Tom Walkinshaw Racing, steering BMW, Rover, and Mazda race cars to success.
TWR’s Le Mans-Winning Jaguars is the concise history of Tom Walkinshaw’s TWR racing team, the development of TWR Jaguars, and their victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Daytona 24 hour race, and taking the World Manufacturers’ Championship.
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