Noel van Raalte

Marcus Noel van Raalte (22 December 1888 – 5 May 1940) was a British racing driver and playboy.

Noel van Raalte
Born	Marcus Noel van Raalte (1888-12-22)22 December 1888 Paddington, London, England
Died	5 May 1940(1940-05-05) (aged 51) Kensington, London, England
Champ Car career
2 races run over 1 year
First race	1915 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1915 Chicago 500 (Speedway Park)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Biography

van Raalte's family owned Brownsea Island. When Robert Baden-Powell held (at van Raalte's parents' invitation) the experimental Camp on Brownsea Island, van Raalte was 19 and helped with the Camp. In 1910 Baden-Powell planned to take a Troop of Boy Scouts on a tour of Canada as an introduction to the Scout Movement. van Raalte was one of the party. In 1912, Baden-Powell went on a lecture tour of the U.S.A.; he travelled via the Caribbean on the S.S. Arcadia (and met his wife on the voyage). van Raalte went too, as A.D.C. to Baden-Powell. These two tours introduced van Raalte to North America.

He raced in the 1915 Indianapolis 500 in a Sunbeam, finishing in 10th place. He later owned the first Bentley automobile.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1915 7 14 86.870 14 10 200 0 Running Totals 200 0

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 0