Jim Russell
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Herbert James Russell (28 May 1920 to March 30, 2019), better known as Jim Russell, was an English racing driver, garage operator, and a co-founder of the Jim Russell Racing Driver School. He died on March 30, 2019, just after undergoing hip replacement surgery.
Early life and garage
Russell was born in his parents' fish and chip store and spent the majority of his life in Downham Market, Norfolk. He started selling ice cream for the first time. He became a garage owner after being in the RAF during World War II.
More than 100 people were working in the garage, gas station, and race schools by 1960. In November 2007, the car garage was closed and demolished, with the property being reserved for new dwelling. Russell Gardens, an exclusive, gated development, was launched in late 2013.
Racing career
Russell's racing career began at 32 years old, when a friend encouraged him to participate in the Snetterton race circuit. A J.A.P. starts with a 500 cc Cooper. Russell developed his engine to a Manx Norton engine fettled by veteran motorcycle tuner Steve Lancefield. He then went back to Formula Three and Formula Two.
He won 64 Formula Three races, 11 Formula Two races, and 6 sports car titles between 1953 and 1959. For three years, Les Leston and newcomer John Surtees were winners of the British Formula Three Championship from 1955 to 1957. Russell's racing career came to an end after suffering injuries in a 1959 accident at Le Mans, where he met his future wife Jennifer, who was a nurse in a Norwich hospital. At Bardwell Manor, Suffolk, he began to run a stud farm from his house.