What is Bob Jane?
'''Robert Frederick Jane''' (18 December 1929 – 28 September 2018) was an [[Australia]]n [[race car driver]] and [[businessman]]. He won the Armstrong 500 four times, the race that became the famous [[Bathurst 1000]], and was a four-time [[Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Champion]]. He later founded the successful [[tyre]] retailer, [[Bob Jane T-Marts]]. He was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. Jane died after a 21-year struggle with [[prostate cancer]] on 28 September 2018. He was 88.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rachael|last=Dexter|title=Bob Jane dies aged 88: Family pays tribute to former race car driver and businessman|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/bob-jane-dies-aged-88-family-pays-tribute-to-former-race-car-driver-and-businessman-20180929-p506tn.html|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=29 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929070705/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/bob-jane-dies-aged-88-family-pays-tribute-to-former-race-car-driver-and-businessman-20180929-p506tn.html|url-status=deviated|archivedate=29 September 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929070705/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/bob-jane-dies-aged-88-family-pays-tribute-to-former-race-car-driver-and-businessman-20180929-p506tn.html}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jane, Bob}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Australian businesspeople]] [[Category:Australian racecar drivers]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Australia]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Melbourne]]