Bob Jane

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Robert Frederick Jane (18 December 1929 – 28 September 2018) was an Australian race car driver and businessman. He won the Armstrong 500 four times, the race that became the famous Bathurst 1000, and was a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion. He later founded the successful tyre retailer, Bob Jane T-Marts. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria.

Jane died after a 21-year struggle with prostate cancer on 28 September 2018. He was 88.[1]

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  1. Dexter, Rachael (29 September 2018). "Bob Jane dies aged 88: Family pays tribute to former race car driver and businessman". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.