Thomas Hearne (racing driver)
| Thomas Hearne | |
|---|---|
 Hearne in 1983 | |
| Born | January 6, 1940 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Retired | 1987 |
| Years active | 1966–1987 |
Thomas Edward Hearne Massey[1] (born January 6, 1940) is an Argentine former racing driver based in Peru. He is a two-time winner of the Peruvian Automobile Club's titular rally and a five-time winner of the Premio Presidente de la República (1978, 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1986).[2]
Early life
Hearne was born in Buenos Aires in 1940. His grandfather arrived to Argentina in 1850, purchasing farmland in Chivilcoy and later moving to Colón, where the family set up the Los Barriles ranch.[2] Hearne studied at the city's Colegio Cardenal Newman, permanently moving to Lima at age 26 due to a General Motors internship.[2]
Career
In Lima, he participated in the 1966 edition of the Las 6 horas peruanas, an annual race held that year at the Campo de Marte park, located in Jesús María. He then became an active participant in the country's major races, most of them organised by the Peruvian Automobile Club, until his retirement at age 47.[2] He was a participant of the Caminos del Inca Rally[3] and of the 1988 Premio Bolivariano 88 of Venezuela's Touring and Automobile Club.[4]
He also served, alongside Pablo Araneta Ramos and Gustavo Reategui Ostolaza,[5] as an executive director of Toyota Hearne S.A., an important Toyota subsidiary in the country, then located in Lima's San Borja District.[1][6] The dealership was sold in the 2000s alongside two others,[2] and its terrain was eventually replaced by the Torre Tale Primavera skyscraper.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Empresas Líderes de País (in Spanish). Peru Reporting E.I.R.L. 1994. p. 511.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Doyle, Julián (2017-04-30). "Rápido y curioso". The Southern Cross.
- ↑ "Caminos del Inca 2013: checa la nueva ruta 'antihorario' del rally". Depor. 2013-08-17. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03.
- ↑ Maruy Takayama, Gerardo (1988-11-22). "Resolución No. 824-AD-88" (PDF). Instituto Peruano del Deporte.
- ↑ Caretas: ilustración peruana (in Spanish). Empresa Editora Caretas S.A. 1992. p. 80.
- ↑ Oiga (in Spanish). Empresa Editora Eusko-Andina. 1993. p. 66.
Premiados. Los técnicos de Toyota Hearne S.A. están felices. Y es que por segundo año consecutivo ganan el primer lugar en la premiación de servicios durante el año 92. Congratulaciones a los muchachones por estar al día con los últimos avances tecnológicos y especialmente a Thomas Hearne Massey, director ejecutivo de la prestigiada marca.
- ↑ Velito, Edgar (2025-04-30). "Tale Inmobiliaria acelera proyectos con más de 1,200 departamentos en Lima Moderna y Top". Gestión.