William Wayne Brown (February 27, 1886 – June 14, 1958) was an American

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who participated in the

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Biography

Brown was born on February 27, 1886, in

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. On July 17, 1913, Brown went

hillclimbing Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the firs ...

in his car, the ''Bear Cat'', twenty miles to the summit of

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. The ascent took 5 hours and 28 minutes. Brown participated in the

. Brown died on June 14, 1958, in

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Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

External links

W. W. Brown
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