Noel Van Raalte
Encyclopedia
Noel Van Raalte was a British
racecar driver. A wealthy playboy whose peerage
family owned Brownsea Island
, he raced in the 1915 Indianapolis 500
in a Sunbeam, finishing in 10th place. He later owned the first Bentley
automobile.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
racecar driver. A wealthy playboy whose peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
family owned Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and includes areas of woodland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, together with cliff top views across Poole...
, he raced in the 1915 Indianapolis 500
1915 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1915 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915.-Notes:1 - Louis Chevrolet is usually shown as American but his application for a US passport reveals that he did not become a US citizen until June 1915...
in a Sunbeam, finishing in 10th place. He later owned the first Bentley
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later...
automobile.
Indy 500 results
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