RACING DRIVER

Joe Fry

1915 - 1950

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Joseph Gibson Fry (26 October 1915, Chipping Sodbury – 29 July 1950, Blandford Motor Racing Circuit) was a British racing driver and distant member of the Fry's Chocolate family. He became the primary driver for the highly successful Shelsley Special "Freikaiserwagen", created by his cousin David Fry and Hugh Dunsterville, with help from Dick Caesar. The original car was built in Bristol in 1936 and featured an Anzani engine which was replaced in 1937 by a Blackburne engine. Joe set a number of hill records during the late 1930s including an unofficial outright record at Prescott when he climbed in 47.62 seconds in the 1,100 c.c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Fry is the 528th most popular racing driver (down from 257th in 2019), the 4,681st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,826th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Joe Fry ranks 528 out of 1,080. Before him are Henri Louveau, Luca Cadalora, Albert Scherrer, Raul Boesel, Noritake Takahara, and Erwin Bauer. After him are Neville Lederle, Sébastien Bourdais, Joachim Winkelhock, Arthur Legat, Toni Ulmen, and John Nicholson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Joe Fry ranks 246. Before him are Brian Shawe-Taylor, Richard Evans Schultes, Teoctist Arăpașu, William Hopper, Lars Ahlin, and Melih Cevdet Anday. After him are Ödön Gróf, Patricia Morison, Signe Hasso, Simo Puupponen, John Dobson, and Georgy Tovstonogov. Among people deceased in 1950, Joe Fry ranks 182. Before him are Giuseppe Crivelli, Henryk Grossman, Guðjón Samúelsson, Hanns Kräly, Maurice Schilles, and Enrico Mizzi. After him are Riccardo Nowak, Jaroslav Kvapil, Pierre Prüm, Hubert Stevens, Conrad Christensen, and Marguerite De La Motte.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Fry ranks 4,682 out of 8,785. Before him are Dev Patel (1990), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), Luke Young (1979), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), Stanley Holloway (1890), and John Prescott (1938). After him are Amos Burn (1848), James Nesbitt (1965), James Collinson (1825), Thomas Tomkins (1572), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), and Yasmin Le Bon (1964).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Joe Fry ranks 89. Before him are Gerry Ashmore (1936), Jonathan Palmer (1956), Peter Arundell (1933), Innes Ireland (1930), Lando Norris (1999), and David Brabham (1965). After him are Oliver Bearman (2005), Ron Flockhart (1923), Eric Thompson (1919), Chris Craft (1939), Geoffrey Crossley (1921), and Chris Lawrence (1933).

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