Frank Newton (racing driver)

In July 1907, Newton won the Century Stakes at the first meeting ever held at Brooklands, attended by 13,500 people.^[2]

On 23 September 1908, he won the Monatgu Cup at Brooklands, driving a Napier motor car nicknamed 'The Meteor', after having fought "a terrific duel" with Dario Resta, where their cars "banged wheels at top speed".^[1][3][4] "For a moment, it looked bad, but both drivers regained control."^[4] After the race The Brooklands Automobile Racing Club awarded Frank the Monatgu cup and was given a certificate authenticating that he drove 1 complete lap at an average speed of 113.01 MPH.

In 1908, also at Brooklands, Newton drove a 90 hp Napier for its Australian owner Selwyn Edge, who had a £500 (equivalent to £66,000 in 2023) bet with D'Arcy Baker that his car could go faster than Felice Nazzaro's Fiat, but the Napier suffered from mechanical trouble.^[5]

Newton's preferred racing car was a Napier 90 hp.^[6][7]

Newton was married to Margaret, a keen gardener, and they had four children, Brenda Newton, Dudley Newton, Peter Newton and Kenneth Newton (in that order), when he was in his 50s and 60s.^[1]