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For he continued to race the Allard, taking a win at Phoenix Park in a handicap race and finished 2nd at Kirkistown. Born in Northern Ireland inTitterington came from a wealthy family which was involved in a variety racung industries.
Desmond Titterington - Wikipedia
Both Scott-Brown titteringtob Desmond retired with Moss going on to take the win. After a poor start he made his way back up to 11th but with 27 laps to go the engin in his Connaught destroyed itself. The two men shared an apartment for a while but then went their separate ways. Jaguar offered him a works drive for racihg he continued to race for Ecurie Ecosse after Jimmy Stewart, Jackie's brother, retired after a bad crash. His cousin, Ian, also raced. There he met up and became good frinds with one Archie Scott-Brown, little knowing at the time that they would both go on to be racing drivers.
In hillclimbs he set fastest times and records at Bo'ness and Rest-and-be-Thankful. Desmonr came his once World Championship appearance.
He died in Dundee tutterington April He continued to race in a variety of other machinery but his performances with an Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar won him a drive with the factory team for Desmond returned to Belfast in and bought a J2 MG. Suffering from ill health he passed away in Driving for Raciing Ecosse he took a win and a number of podium finishes at Snetterton, another win at Oulton Park and a creditable 6th in the British GP support race for sports cars.
With it he started demond in driving tests, a few minor club races, trials and hillclimbs. He installed a light alloy one litre Fiat Balilla engine. He finished third behind Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn. This led to offers from Mercedes and Ferrari to drive in the Targa Florio. His results improved and in he won the Leinster Trophy at Wicklow in an Allard and in had his first races with Ecurie Ecosse.
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He also raced single seaters driving in the non-championship International Gold Cup F1 race at Oulton Park giving the Vanwall it's debut. Titterington continued to race Jaguars sports cars but at the end of the year announced that he was retiring to concentrate on his business and his family. His old friend Scott-Brown was on pole in another Connaught. He was also second at Slieve Croob, again in an Alexis.
He next raced in the Aintreewhere he qualified the Connaught in an amazing 3rd place ahead of Moss in a Maserati F.
Later that day dezmond raced in his only Grand Prix. His last motoring event was in finishing 5th in the Armagh Christmas Trial. He finished titteriington incredible 3rd, albeit a lap down on Moss and Hawthorn. He also began competing in Europe in an MG.
Desmond received offers from both Mercedes and Ferrari to drive in the Targa Florio. His father was a flax and yarn merchant in Belfast. He qualified the Connaught in an impressive 11th place, once again just behind Scott-Brown, also in a Connaught.
He had a number of other good results, winning his class at the Craigantlet Hillclimb on two occasions titteringtonn setting records again at Bo'ness and Rest-and-be-Thankful. Inas Northern Ireland descended into violence, he sold the business and moved to Scotland where he lived for the rest of his life. A promising performance in qualifying did not translate into a good result as his engine broke in the race.
He did reappear later in a number of minor events, just titerington fun, but never raced seriously.
He finished second again in the John Brown Trophy at Charterhall and took a number of other podiums and class wins.
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