Tony Martin (racing driver)
South African racing driver
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Tony Martin is a racing driver from Durban, South Africa. He was the 1980 South African Drivers Champion, and winner of 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.[1][2]
Martin was born to WWII veteran Ian Martin and Iris Martin (née Momple), the second of two sons.
Martin 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.
