#TomClarke

Tom Clarke was a British gentleman driver active in the 1930s and again in postwar club racing. In 1935, he partnered with Maurice Falkner to compete in the Mille Miglia, finishing eighth overall. That same year, he co-drove an Aston Martin Ulster at Le Mans, securing another eighth-place finish. In 1936, Clarke acquired a Delahaye 135 S works car (chassis 47188), with which he entered both the RAC Tourist Trophy and the Donington Grand Prix. Although unclassified in the latter, these entries mark his involvement with major continental machinery before the war. After World War II, Clarke returned to competition with his own racing specials, known as the CBP and CBP II, participating in various British club events. His activities are well documented by the VSCC and 500cc racing historians. There is no known connection between this Tom Clarke and either the skeleton athlete of the same name or any political role such as Mayor of Bristol—these attributions likely stem from mistaken identity.

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