Jeff Uren
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Jeff Uren was a British racing driver and race tuning expert, mainly working with Fords. His most famous works of engineering included the V6 three litre Modified by Weslake
Ford Cortina
MkII Savage, and the V8 four-point-seven litre Ford Capri
Stampede. He was also involved in motor-sport as a team manager for Ford and later the Willment/Race Proved team along with John Willment. After being involved in racing he also worked in industrial engineering and commercial building design and antiques. He was a very close friend of Bernard Brooke the first class Yorkshire cricketer.
, finishing ahead of the works Ford drivers. Ford then decided they wanted him with them not against them. As well as saloons, he also drove in some GT events. He continued competitive racing until 1964 and did various historic race events until 2000.
Weslake
Weslake Research and Development was founded by Harry Weslake, with premises in Rye, East Sussex, England. Weslake was a cylinder head specialist who had been instrumental in modifying the side valve standard engine used in the first SS sports car. He also worked on the larger SS engine: "The...
Ford Cortina
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...
MkII Savage, and the V8 four-point-seven litre Ford Capri
Ford Capri
Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three different automobile models. The Ford Consul Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964. The Ford Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986...
Stampede. He was also involved in motor-sport as a team manager for Ford and later the Willment/Race Proved team along with John Willment. After being involved in racing he also worked in industrial engineering and commercial building design and antiques. He was a very close friend of Bernard Brooke the first class Yorkshire cricketer.
Racing career
He first started racing at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1954 which he entered with his brother Douglas in Douglas' Armstrong Siddeley. Both agreed it had not been a suitable vehicle for what was in those days a more gruelling rally than it is today but they had both acquired a love of rallying and racing. They both moved on to saloon cars from 1955. Douglas remained an amateur and they often raced in the same races but Jeff became a professional. Jeff Uren drove in the inaugural season of the British Saloon Car Championship In 1958, finishing sixth on points. In 1959 he became champion in the second year of the BSCC driving a group C Ford ZephyrFord Zephyr
The Ford Zephyr was a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom. Between 1950 and 1972, it was sold as a more powerful six-cylinder saloon to complement the four-cylinder Ford Consul: from 1962 the Zephyr itself was offered in both four- and six-cylinder versions.The Zephyr...
, finishing ahead of the works Ford drivers. Ford then decided they wanted him with them not against them. As well as saloons, he also drove in some GT events. He continued competitive racing until 1964 and did various historic race events until 2000.