Steve O'Rourke was an English music manager and racing driver.
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13 Facts About Steve O'Rourke
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Steve O'Rourke is known for being the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death.
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Steve O'Rourke travelled to London for the premiere of the Robert Flaherty documentary film, Man of Aran, in which he appeared as a shark hunter.
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Steve O'Rourke settled in London, where Steve was born in the suburb of Willesden.
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Steve O'Rourke trained as an accountant and went to work with Bryan Morrison Agency, which became a part of NEMS Enterprises, as a junior agent and book keeper.
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Steve O'Rourke built a highly successful parallel career as an enthusiastic gentleman racing driver – a lifelong passion which he shared with the Floyd's drummer Nick Mason and, to a lesser extent, with David Gilmour.
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Steve O'Rourke adored historic racing with cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
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Steve O'Rourke's car completed the race wearing green forward bodywork and a red tail.
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Steve O'Rourke left the circuit on the night of the race to oversee a Pink Floyd concert in London, then flew back the next morning and jumped straight into the car for another two-hour driving stint.
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Steve O'Rourke earned the British GT GT2 class drivers championship with co-driver Tim Sugden in 1997, then again in the GT1 class in 1998.
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However Steve O'Rourke's greatest racing success came while co-driving a McLaren F1 GTR at Le Mans with Tim Sugden and Bill Auberlen to finish fourth overall.
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From 2000 Steve O'Rourke concentrated on the FIA GT Championship driving an until he was forced to retire from driving for health reasons; he then presided over the drivers Tim Sugden, Martin Short and factory Porsche driver Emmanuel Collard as they won at Pergusa and Anderstorp.
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