wilfred, andrews, 1892, 1975, chairman, royal, automobile, club, first, british, president, born1892died1975occupationchairman, royal, automobile, clubhe, instrumental, securing, silverstone, motor, racing, venue, silverstone, circuit, appeared, castaway, radi. Wilfred Andrews 1892 1975 was Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club RAC and the first British President of FIA Wilfred AndrewsBorn1892Died1975OccupationChairman of the Royal Automobile ClubHe was instrumental in securing the use of RAF Silverstone as a motor racing venue Silverstone Circuit 1 He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 27 June 1966 2 He had two children Roy and Barbara Barbara married Kenneth Large from Goudhurst Kent References edit Jones Matt 2 July 2014 The history of Silverstone circuit Retrieved 29 July 2014 Desert Island Discs Castaway Wilfred Andrews BBC Online BBC Retrieved 27 July 2014 External links editR A C Honour Jim Clark 1965 British Pathe newsreel showing Andrews presenting medals to various racing drivers nbsp This article about a British businessperson born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilfred Andrews amp oldid 1155536782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,