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Samuel Brown

Samuel Brown. Copyright Sam Brown, 2013. Used with Permission.

Samuel Brown. Copyright Sam Brown, 2013. Used with Permission.

Samuel Brown. Copyright Sam Brown, 2013. Used with Permission.

Samuel Brown. Copyright Sam Brown, 2013. Used with Permission.

Born:

10 Nov 1942
Louisville, Kentucky

Nationality:

United States

F2 starts:

0 (1968)

Sam has been based for a long time in Connecticut and currently resides in Southport, CT. Started in Formula B in 1967, before he moved to Frank Williams' Formula 3 team in 1968 and later drove for the team in Formula 2. Best known for sportscar racing, which he continued to race in the US, until 1990, on a regular basis, although he did his last race in 2000 at Lime Rock in a Riley and Scott Mk III Ford, a car that Sam says was his favourite car to drive. Now runs an investment company. Sam previously ran a telecommunications company, selling it in 1992. Two years later he came extremely close to taking over the ailing Team Lotus Formula 1 team, having been an enthusiast of the marque since driving one of the Lotus Formula C cars in the 1960's. Sam recently bought a vodka distillery in New Zealand called Broken Shed and is exporting it to other countries.

Biography last updated 1 Jan 2018