Kaye Don began his career as a motorcycle racer but soon switched to cars and won the inaugural 1928 Ards-Belfast circuit, Northern Ireland, Tourist Trophy with a Lea-Francis.

Driving the V-12 Sunbeam Tigress at Brooklands on 9 June 1930, Kaye set a new Outer Circuit lap record of 137.58 miles per hour (221.41 km/h).

In 1929 he wagered sister motorcyclists Betty and Nancy Debenham that they couldn't complete a 2,000 mile tour without spending any of their own money.

[6][7] In a victory speech to the Empire Club of Canada in 1931, when he was the holder of land and water world speed records, Kaye Don made a classic understatement: "One or two experiences that I have had have been somewhat thrilling".

Powered by two Sunbeam supercharged aircraft engines of 24 litres each, it looked impressive but failed to achieve any records.

Despite working overnight, she was barely ready the next day and Wood requested a delay to allow repairs to be completed, something he'd previously been known to concede to.

[10] Miss America IX made it to the second heat, but only by Wood racing flat-out to the start line, a mistake that cost him dearly later on.

As he rounded a bend, the MG was in glancing collision with a hackney carriage driven by Mr Ralph Cain, who had five passengers.

By a majority of seven to four, the Coroner's Court found that Tayler's death was due to negligence on the part of Kaye Don who was, then, sent for trial on a charge of manslaughter.

He appealed on the grounds that Francis Tayler had said something to Kaye Don's detriment before he died and that his comments had become public and had prejudiced his trial.

[14] In memory of his achievements at Brooklands race track, the area has a street named after Kaye Don in the borough of Elmbridge.