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Ken Downing

Ken Downing
Ken Downing, English racing driver (d. 2004)

Kenneth Henry Downing was an English racing driver. From a wealthy family, he began racing in the late 1940s, competing in his first event the Eastbourne Rally in a Healey. Initially racing a Brooke Special, he switched to a Connaught in 1951, winning 17 races throughout the year.

5 December 1917

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