Background
Bertram was the eldest son of Julius Bertram 1866–1944 and Marjorie Sutton 1878–1947.
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Education
He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham and Cambridge University.
Career
He was twice awarded the BRDC Gold Star. He was by profession a barrister at law practising in London. He started racing at Cambridge in 1929.
However this record stood for only 2 months 2 days, as on 7 October John Cobb regained the title in his Napier Railton with a speed of 143.44 miles per hour (23084 km/h).
He was awarded the British Racing Drivers" Club gold star twice – in 1935 and 1938. They had 2 children, James Julius Bertram born 24 November 1944 and Janet Lavinia Bertram born 14 August 1946.
Achievements
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He became the Brooklands outer lap record holder in his 8-litre special Barnato-Hassan Bentley racing car on 5 August 1935 with a time of 69.85 seconds, attaining an average speed of 142.60 miles per hour (22949 km/h). Bertram won the Easter Short handicap race in 1935 and with John Cobb took first place in 1937 in the BRDC 500 Kilometres Race – a shortened version of the 500 Miles Race.
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Died
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Nationality
English