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Reggie Tongue (racing driver)

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Reggie Tongue
NationalityEnglish
BornReginald Ellis Tongue
(1912-07-17)17 July 1912
Urmston, Lancashire
Died1 June 1992(1992-06-01) (aged 79)
Lancaster, Lancashire
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1934
TeamsM.R.E. Tongue
Best finish10th

Reginald Ellis Tongue (17 July 1912 – 1 June 1992), from Lancashire, was an English racing driver.

Career

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In 1934 Reggie competed in his first major race in the 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans, aged 22.

During the 1930s he placed well in a handful of Voiturette races and won the Cork Grand Prix handicap race on 16 May 1936.[1]

In 1951, Tongue competed at the Rallye Monte-Carlo, driving a Jaguar Mark V with his co-driver P.E. Warr. The Englishman finished the race in 31st.[2]

Personal life

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He was born into a wealthy family and his motor experience was "loaning" his father's 1924 10/23 Talbot two-seater, destroying the lawn in front of the house during the process.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1936 GRAND PRIX SEASON - PART 2". www.kolumbus.fi.
  2. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 1951". unblog.fr.
  3. ^ "THE GOLDEN ERA OF GP RACING 1934-40 - DRIVERS (T)". www.kolumbus.fi.