Peter Theodore Craven (1934–1963) by unknown photographer, 1955 Vintage Speedway Magazine / John Chaplin Collection
Image
Craven, Peter Theodore (1934–1963)
Maker: unknown photographer
In
Article
Craven, Peter Theodore (1934–1963), speedway rider
S. A. Skinner
Craven, Peter Theodore (1934–1963), speedway rider, was born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, Liverpool, on 21 June 1934, the second son of Benjamin Harold Craven (1902–1999), master window cleaner, later biscuit packing-machine operator, and his wife, Edna May, née Stevens (1905–1976), florist, of ...
Image
Denly, Albert William (1900–1989)
In
Albert William Denly (1900–1989) by unknown photographer, 1923 image courtesy of Brooklands Museum Archive
Article
Denly, Albert William [Bert] (1900–1989), motorcycle racer and motor engineer
Roger Bird
Denly, Albert William [Bert] (1900–1989), motorcycle racer and motor engineer, was born in Wisley, Surrey, on 1 June 1900, the only son of James Denly (d. 1918), a bricklayer's labourer on the Wisley estate, and his wife, Ellen, née Woolger (1865/6–1920). Aged fourteen he left the local village school to become an apprentice to the butcher in ...
Image
Duke, Geoffrey Ernest (1923–2015)
Maker: unknown
In
Geoffrey Ernest Duke (1923–2015), by unknown photographer, 1956
Rex Features/ANL/Shutterstock.com
Article
Duke, Geoffrey Ernest [Geoff] (1923–2015), racing motorcyclist
S. A. Skinner
Duke, Geoffrey Ernest [Geoff] (1923–2015), racing motorcyclist, was born at 160 Duke Street, St Helens, Lancashire, on 29 March 1923, the son of Robert Milburne Duke (b. 1879), baker and master confectioner, and his wife, Gertrude Lily, née Tague...
Article
See Dunlop, William Joseph [Joey]
Article
Dunlop, William Joseph [Joey] (1952–2000), racing motorcyclist
Alastair Kinroy
Dunlop, William Joseph [Joey] (1952–2000), racing motorcyclist, was born on 25 February 1952 in Ballymoney, co. Antrim, the eldest son and second of the seven children of William Dunlop, motor mechanic, and his wife, May, née Barkley. He attended Ballymoney high school, but '...
Article
Flint, Keith Charles (1969–2019), dancer and singer
Chloe Govan
Flint, Keith Charles (1969–2019), dancer and singer, was born on 17 September 1969 at 75 Hazeldene Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, the youngest of three brothers of Clive Sydney Flint (b. 1937), electrical engineer, and his wife, Yvonne Marie, née Pincott (...
Image
Guthrie, James (1897–1937)
In
James Guthrie (1897–1937) by unknown photographer, 1932 National Motor Museum / Heritage-Images
Article
Guthrie, James [Jimmie] (1897–1937), racing motorcyclist
Wray Vamplew
Guthrie, James [Jimmie] (1897–1937), racing motorcyclist, was born at Rosevale Cottage, Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish borders, on 23 May 1897, the third of four surviving children and second son of Jimmie Guthrie (d. 1940), plumber and brass-finisher, and his wife, ...
Image
Hailwood, (Stanley) Michael Bailey (1940–1981)
Maker: Bob Aylott
In
(Stanley) Michael Bailey Hailwood (1940–1981) by Bob Aylott, 1968 Getty Images – Bob Aylott
Article
Hailwood, (Stanley) Michael Bailey (1940–1981), racing motorcyclist
Nick Harris
revised
Hailwood, (Stanley) Michael Bailey (1940–1981), racing motorcyclist, was born in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, on 2 April 1940, the only son and elder child of Stanley William Bailey Hailwood, millionaire businessman and managing director (motor car sales), and his wife, Nellie Bryant. Hailwood was educated at the ...
Article
Moulton, Alexander Eric [Alex] (1920–2012), engineer and inventor
Andrew Nahum
Moulton, Alexander Eric [Alex] (1920–2012), engineer and inventor, was born on 9 April 1920 at Rother Place, Stratford upon Avon, the younger son and youngest of three children of Major John Coney Moulton (1886–1926), naturalist and colonial civil servant, and his wife, Beryl Latimer, ...
Image
Sheene, Barry Stephen Frank (1950–2003)
Maker: John Swannell
In
Barry Stephen Frank Sheene (1950–2003) by John Swannell, 1983 © John Swannell; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Article
Sheene, Barry Stephen Frank (1950–2003), racing motorcyclist
Alastair Kinroy
Sheene, Barry Stephen Frank (1950–2003), racing motorcyclist, was born on 11 September 1950 at the Royal Free Hospital, St Pancras, London, the only son and younger of the two children of Frank Sheene and his wife, Iris Ada, née Claley. Sheene's childhood home was a flat at the ...
Image
Surtees, John (1934–2017)
Maker: Roger Jackson
In
John Surtees (1934–2017), by Roger Jackson, 1965
Getty Images
Article
Surtees, John (1934–2017), motorcyclist and racing driver
Jean Williams and Simon Williams
Surtees, John (1934–2017), motorcyclist and racing driver, was born on 11 February 1934 at Middle Barn Cottage, Beddlestead Lane, Tatsfield, Surrey, the elder son and eldest of the three children of John Norman (Jack) Surtees (1901–1972), a motor engineer, former bus driver, and sidecar racer, and his wife, ...
Article
Waterman, Squire Francis [Split] (1923–2019), speedway racer
Alex May
Waterman, Squire Francis [Split] (1923–2019), speedway racer, was born on 27 July 1923 at 145 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, the son of Francis Oliver Waldegrave Waterman (1899–1954), chauffeur, later printer, and his wife, Beatrice Iris, née Benn (...
