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(Redirected from Tony Martin (motor racing)) South African racing driver

Tony Martin is a racing driver from Durban, South Africa. He won the Daytona 24 Hours in 1984 driving for Kreepy Krauly Racing, an all-South African team in a March 83G-Porsche. He shared the win with Sarel van der Merwe and Graham Duxbury.

He was born to WWII veteran Ian Martin and Iris Martin (née Momple), the second of two sons.

He lives in Umhlanga Rocks in Kwa-Zulu Natal with his second wife. He continues to race, amongst other things, hand-made AC Cobra replicas which he hand crafts in South Africa under the brand name Backdraft Racing.

References

  1. Kleaning Up At Daytona: A trio of South Africans krauled mighty kwickly in the 24 Hours Archived October 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "24 Hours of Daytona Winners / Daytona 24h / Rolex 24 >>> MotorSports Etc". www.motorsportsetc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
Winners of the 24 Hours of Daytona
  • run as the Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962–63)
  • Daytona 2000 (1964–65)
  • 6 Hours of Daytona (1972)
  • 24 Hours of Daytona (1966–71 / 1973 / 1975–present)
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