Tuesday 28th September 1943

Born on this day, Win Percy, former motor racing driver from England. He competed in many classes of motorsport during his long career, but is perhaps most famous as one of the greats of touring ca racing. Joe Saward of Autosport magazine once described him as being “often regarded as the World’s Number One Touring Car Driver”.Percy was British Touring Car Champion three times, and remains the most successful non-Antipodean driver ever to compete in Australia’s premier national motorsport event: the Bathurst 1000km.