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South African racing driver
Tony Martin
is a
racing
driver from Durban, South Africa. He won the
Daytona 24 Hours
in 1984 driving for Kreepy Krauly Racing, an all-South African team in a
March
83G-
Porsche
. He shared the win with
Sarel van der Merwe
and
Graham Duxbury
.
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He was born to WWII veteran Ian Martin and Iris Martin (nee Momple), the second of two sons.
He lives in Umhlanga Rocks in Kwa-Zulu Natal with his second wife. He continues to race, amongst other things, hand-made AC Cobra replicas which he hand crafts in South Africa under the brand name
Backdraft Racing
.
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- run as the Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962?63)
- Daytona 2000 (1964?65)
- 6 Hours of Daytona (1972)
- 24 Hours of Daytona (1966?71 / 1973 / 1975?present)
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Five-time
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Four-time
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Three-time
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Two-time
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One-time
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