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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 ...
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Joseph Gibson Fry (26 October 1915, Chipping Sodbury – 29 July 1950, Blandford 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.
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Equipes. Joe Fry (equipe privada) GPs disputados. 1. Primeiro GP. GP da Grã-Bretanha de 1950. Último GP. GP da Grã-Bretanha de 1950. Joe Fry ( 26 de outubro de 1915 – 29 de julho de 1950) foi um automobilista britânico nascido na Inglaterra que participou do GP da Grã-Bretanha de 1950 de Fórmula 1 .
- Joseph Gibson Fry
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- 1939-1945: Second World War
- 1937-1950: British Hillclimb
- Sportscars
- 1948-1950: Formula 500 / Formula Three
- Death
- Legacy
Fry was born in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire on the 26th October 1915. He was born as a member of the famous family run chocolate business, J.S Fry & Sons. The company was known for producing the world's first solid chocolate bar. Joe shared his namesake with his ancestor, Joseph Fry whom founded the company in 1761.The Fry family would since turn...
At the outbreak of war, Fry joined the British Army in 1939. As he was highly educated he was placed into the Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU). During his time with the OCTU, he was stationed at Shorncliffe. Upon his graduation on the 18th January 1941, he was placed into the Corps of Royal Engineers as a 2nd Lieutenant.At the war's end, Fry rece...
Both Joe and David were the Freikaiserwagon's initial drivers, however it quickly became apparent that Joe was the fastest of the two.Due to David's large frame, he turned his attention to engineering the car with Joe becoming the primary driver. The Freikaiserwagen demonstrated early form at the hands of Hugh Dunsterville and David Fry, before Joe...
In 1946, Fry entered the Prescott Trials with his Bugatti Type 51.However, he was three seconds slower than Peter Monkhouse in the same equipment. Fry took part in the Lulsgate Bugatti owners sportscar races for the Light Car Club in 1949. Fry took victory in the second heat in the 2 000cc class to which it was described he "built up a handsome lea...
Whilst Formula 500 was initially set up for Hillclimbs, drivers and teams of the category began to use these cars to be involved in circuit racing. Fry, whilst being a Hillclimb specialist also made the move into circuit racing at the late age of 33 in 1948.Fry would compete in Dick Caesar's Iota chassis which was essentially his Freikaiserwagen mo...
A month after his outing at the British Grand Prix, Fry returned to Hillclimbing where he survived a massive roll at the 1950 Shelsley Walsh. Fry was looking extremely competitive and was looking to improve on his lap record from the previous year when he had his accident. In 1949 he was described as "leaving safety to a very slender margin",howeve...
Following his death, Blandford was immediately shut down as a circuit for motor racing. His largest contribution to motorsport was his role in CAPA which pushed for the creation of the Formula 500 category in motorsports. Only shortly before his death, the FIA made F500 an International motor racing series to which it was renamed Formula Three. A c...
Joe Fry: Joe Fry was born in 1915 in Chipping Sodbury, a member of the Fry's Chocolate family. Oddly it appears that he may never have met his cousin, David until they began competing. Joe became involved with Dick Caesar and CAPA and, through the later part of the 1930s, allowed members to compete on a grass track laid out on his estate at ...
Joe Fry (né le 26 octobre 1915 à Chipping Sodbury et mort le 29 juillet 1950 à Dorset) était un ancien pilote anglais de course automobile qui a disputé le premier Grand Prix de l'histoire du championnat du monde de Formule 1.
Joseph Gibson Fry, born on 26 October 1915 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England, was a British racing driver with a notable background as a distant member of the Fry’s Chocolate family. His racing career was intertwined with the development of the “Freikaiserwagen”, a highly successful Shelsley Special car, created by his cousin ...
