Wilf Billington

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Senior - Norton
Lightweight - Guzzi

Age 49, Wilf Billington a Didsbury, Manchester, motor trader, has 16 years racing experience, much of it on sand. He competed in the Lightweight T.T. last year, and finished 13th on his Guzzi. Being unlucky in the ballot robbed him of a ride over the Island course in 1950, but remembers the year with good will for he then won his most cherished prize – the Jack Moore Memorial Trophy, awarded by the Chester Club. Jack Moore, who was killed in the 1938 T.T., was a great friend of his.

In 1949 Wilf won a bronze replica in the Junior T.T., and riding a Guzzi, he finished third in the 250 class of the Leinster “200”, first in the Skerries “100”, and third in the Ulster Grand Prix, winning the class handicap.

During his earlier racing days, he four times won the Welsh Grand Prix and three times the Yorkshire Championship. He was a well know figure at Southport, Wallasey and Hartlepool. He is his own entrant.
(TT Special, 9 June 1952, p.8.)

Mount: Lightweight – Guzzi

Age 47, a motor trader, of Didsbury, Manchester, his fifteen years' racing experience has been mainly confined to sand racing and he has four times won the Welsh Grand Prix and three times the Yorkshire Championship.

He has competed many times also at Southport, Wallasey, Chester and Hartlepool and in 1950 won the Jack Moore Memorial Trophy awarded by the Chester Club for the best performance of the year. This is his most treasured award, as Jack Moore, killed in the 1938 T.T., was his friend.

In the 1949 T.T. he won a bronze replica in the Junior, but though entered last year, was unlucky in the ballot. Riding a Guzzi in the 250 class he finished third in the Leinster 200, first in the Skerries 100, third in the Ulster Grand Prix, winning the Class Handicap.

He is entered by Victor Horsman, of Liverpool, and is using the same Guzzi and a 7R A.J.S.
(TT Special, 6 June 1951, p.6.)

Age 44, a motor trader, of Didsbury,
Manchester. His experience has been mainly confined to sand racing and he has three times won the Welsh Grand Prix and the Yorkshire Grand Prix. Has ridden many times at Southport, Pendine, Redcar and Wallasey.
His machines are latest type 348 c.c. and 499 c.c. Nortons.
Hobbies: Greyhounds.
(TT Special, 13 June 1949)

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