Gawaine Baillie

Sir Gawaine was raised at Leeds Castle, the ancient fortress in Kent that his mother Lady Baillie (née Olive Cecilia Paget), a Whitney heiress, had bought with her sister Dorothy Paget in 1928. Following education at Sandroyd School, Eton and Cambridge, he created HPC Engineering in 1959, After retiring from motor racing, he returned to his boyhood hobby of collecting stamps. == Racing career ==

Sir Gawaine's driving career began in 1956, when he first started racing a Lotus Eleven sports car. By 1958, he became a member of the Equipe Endeavour team, earning several wins in a Jaguar Mark 1 including the John Davy Trophy at Brands Hatch as part of the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship season. By 1960, Sir Gawaine had purchased a Lotus Elite and entered several rounds of the World Sportscar Championship, including his first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. with a Ford Falcon which benefited from his expertise in supercharging. By 1967 Sir Gawaine had retired from racing. == Stamp collecting ==

Sir Gawaine's goal in stamp collecting was to build a comprehensive collection of postage stamps from Great Britain and the British Empire, starting with the earliest issues of Queen Victoria through to the modern day. Sir Gawaine was interested in only the most perfectly preserved stamps and his collection is distinguished from others of comparable scale by his exacting standards. He mastered at least ten areas of specialisation and acquired over 100,000 stamps, of the highest quality including a copy of the scarce Edward VII 2d Tyrian plum. == Personal life ==

In 1966, he married Margot Beaubien, the daughter of Senator Louis-Philippe Beaubien of Montreal. They had a daughter, Liza (born 1969), and a son, Adrian (born 1973), who upon his father's death became Sir Adrian Louis Baillie, 8th Baronet. ==Racing record==

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes. ‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes. • Car over 1000cc - Not eligible for points. == References ==