Bill McGovern
Encyclopedia
Bill McGovern is a British
former auto racing
driver from Ireland
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McGovern is best known for becoming the first person to win three British Touring Car Championship
(then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) driver titles. He won three consecutive titles between 1970-72, with a George Bevan prepared class D Sunbeam Imp.
United Kingdom
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former auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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McGovern is best known for becoming the first person to win three British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
(then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) driver titles. He won three consecutive titles between 1970-72, with a George Bevan prepared class D Sunbeam Imp.