{{Short description|Australian mechanic, engineer, and race car driver}} {{Multiple issues| {{notability|Biography|date=June 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2023}} {{Advert|date=June 2023}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Dean Tighe | image = | image_size = <!-- defaults to 180px unless a value is entered --> | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian | birth_name = Dean Joseph Tighe | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|06|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | relatives = Ivan Tighe (father)<br>Martin Tighe (brother) | current_series = Australian Hillclimb Championship | first_year = | current_team = | car_number = 12 | engine = | crew_chief = | spotter = <!-- Note: "spotter" and "codriver" share a field --> | codriver = <!-- If both are specified, "spotter" will be displayed --> | former_teams = | starts = | championships = 1 | wins = 1 | podiums = 2 | poles = | fastest_laps = <!-- if known --> | best_finish = <!-- if a final championship placing has been recorded --> | year = <!-- use piped link if season article exists --> | last_finish = | prev_series = <!-- previous series with {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}} --> | prev_series_years = | titles = Australian Supersprint Championship<br />Australian Hillclimb Championship<br />Australian Supersprint Championship | title_years = 2023<br /><br />2022 | awards = | award_years = | medaltemplates = | updated = }}

'''Dean Joseph Tighe''' (born 17 June 1966) is an Australian mechanic, engineer, and race car driver. Tighe developed a passion for motorsport at a young age, because of his father, Ivan Tighe, a racer and engine builder. He began building engines during his youth. Tighe pursues a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology.

== Early life and career ==

He attended speedway events and developed an interest in racing. At the age of 10, Tighe started racing motorbikes, and by 12, he had built his first engine. He won the Queensland Short Circuit Motocross Championship with an engine he built during his senior year of school.

Tighe aspired to become a race car driver. However, when his brother Martin Tighe unexpectedly died, he found himself managing the family business, Ivan Tighe Engineering, while simultaneously pursuing his studies. Tighe became the head of the business, now known as Tighe Cams. The company produced custom-made camshafts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tighecams.com.au/|title=Tighe Cams, brisbane, camshafts, automotive, Motorcycle, diesel, semi finished|website=www.tighecams.com.au}}</ref> Tighe Cams has worked to manufacture camshafts for the Australian-built Collins-class submarines used by the Royal Australian Navy.{{fact|date=January 2024}}

== Racing career ==

Tighe became the Australian Hillclimb Champion after winning the Motorsport Australia Supersprint Championship.{{fact|date=January 2024}}

Throughout his racing career, Tighe has worked on contributing to the engine tuning of the ANZ ''Ford Sierra'' RS500, driven by Allan Moffat and the late Gregg Hansford in the 1988 Enzed Sandown 500.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/dean-tighe|title=Driver: Dean Tighe &#124; Driver Database|website=www.driverdb.com}}</ref>

== See also == * Motorsport * Mechanical Engineering * Camshaft

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