Editing Mike Hawthorn (section)

==Early life==
Mike Hawthorn was born in [[Mexborough]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England, to Leslie and Winifred (née Symonds) Hawthorn,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=Schnro3MOMvBmIu1WfVmDg&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=17 October 2014|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> and educated at [[Ardingly College]], West Sussex, followed by studies at Chelsea technical college and an apprenticeship with a commercial vehicle manufacturer.<ref name=Skilleter/> His father owned the Tourist Trophy Garage in [[Farnham]], franchised to supply and service several high performance brands, including Jaguar and Ferrari.<ref name=MikeHawthorntributesite>{{cite web|url=http://www.mike-hawthorn.org.uk/ttvan.php|title=Mike Hawthorn - a Tribute ... The Tourist Trophy Garage:Standard Atlas Van Project|access-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210000352/http://www.mike-hawthorn.org.uk/ttvan.php|archive-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> His father raced motorcycles and supported his son's racing career; when he died in a road accident in 1954, Mike Hawthorn inherited the business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Hawthorn - A tribute|url=http://www.mike-hawthorn.org.uk/leslie.php|access-date=20 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007091340/http://www.mike-hawthorn.org.uk/leslie.php|archive-date=7 October 2008}}</ref>