Prince Bira
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Prince Bira was a member of the Thai Royal family, descended from his grandfather HM Mongkut of Siam. Bira's cousin, another royal named Prince Cula, funded his racing career from the 1930s through the mid 1950s. Bira was educated at Eton and Cambridge in England. Following his eventful career in motorsports Bira participated in four different Summer Olympics games, representing Thailand as a yachtsman, etc. Bira was a unique character, one who was fond of naming his cars, Romulus and Remus, were the most memorable monikers he gave his race cars. The prince also talked to his cars at night in the garage before he retired for bed. During the races he resumed these one on one discussions with the vehicles he drove.
Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to writeebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.
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Prince Bira - Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Prince Bira
Thai Race Driver in Motorsports' Golden Age
Published by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr. at Smashwords
Copyright 2016 by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr.
Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse Bira, a cousin of the King of Thailand, was a famous auto
racer. Born in Bangkok on July 15, 1914, Bira was orphaned at an early age. He became
the ward of his cousin, a prince named Chula. Bira learned to drive in one of his cousin's
Voisons. Of genuine
royal birth his paternal grandfather was HM King Mongkut of
Siam. It
was Mongkut who opened Thailand's borders to foreigners. Yul Brenner (July 11, 1920-October 10, 1985) played a role loosely based on Mongkut's life in the 1956 film The King and I. Bira was educated at Eton and Cambridge in England. While in college he won the Eton Long Jump.
At the age of 19, I went