Roland dane biography
Roland William Surrey Dane is an Irish-Australian automotive businessman who is best known for co-founding motorsport teams Triple Eight Racing in Britain and Triple Eight Race Engineering in Australia, of which he was team principal until the end.
Roland William Surrey Dane (born 17 October ) is an Irish-Australian automotive businessman who is best known for co-founding motorsport teams Triple Eight..
Roland Dane
Roland William Surrey Dane (born 17 October 1956)[1] is an Irish-Australian automotive businessman who is best known for co-founding motorsport teams Triple Eight Racing in Britain and Triple Eight Race Engineering in Australia, of which he was team principal until the end of 2021.
Career
United Kingdom
Dane is the son of David Dane, a leading British pathologist and clinical virologist.[2] Dane started his career at automotive manufacturer Panther Westwinds as an apprentice in 1975 and then working in various roles including as a sales executive before his departure from the company in 1984.[3] In 1986, Dane founded car dealership Park Lane Limited, based in London, that now focuses on selling luxury cars across the British Isles and Asia Pacific.[3]
In partnership with racing driver Derek Warwick, Dane founded the Park Lane Racing team in 1991, and they competed in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 1992