Len Harfield

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Mount: 125 c.c. —E.M.C.

Age 34, Len Hartfield is a garage foreman and comes from Southampton. He has ridden in scrambles and grass-track meetings for many years, and during the past four years has take to road-racing in the 125 c.c. class.

He is a familiar figure on the southern short circuits, and has been “placed” in races at Blandford, Ringwood, Warminster and Thruxton. His mount was a double-knocker 125 c.c. Royal Enfield, which he built about three years ago, but for this year’s T.T. he has produced a “Mark II” version.

He was unable to complete the machine in time, and will ride an E.M.C.
(TT Special, 16 June 1954, p.16.)

Mount: 125 c.c. – L.C.H.

Age, 37, Len Harfield is a garage foreman and comes from Southampton.

He is a familiar figure on the southern short circuits, and has been “placed” in races at Blandford, Ringwood, Warminster and Thruxton. His mount was a double-knocker 125 c.c. Royal Enfield, and for the 1954 125 c.c. T.T. he built a “Mark II” version of the machine. Unfortunately it was not ready in time for the race, and he appeared on an E.M.C., retiring on the first lap. The L.C.H. was ready in 1955, and it had the distinction of being the only British machine to finish in the 125 c.c. T.T. – and in a creditable eighth place, too!

In the 1956 125 c.c. Ultra-Lightweight race over the Clypse circuit, Len was flagged off after completing eight laps owing to the expiry of the race time limit.
(TT Special, 5 June 1957, p.13.)

Age 39, Len Harfield is a garage foreman and comes from Southampton.

He is a familiar figure on the southern short circuits, and has been "placed" in races at Blandford, Ringwood, Warminster and Thruxton. His mount in 1953 was a double-knocker 125 c.c. Royal Enfield, and for the 1954 125 c.c. TT he built a "Mark II" version of the machine. Unfortunately it was not ready in time for the race, and he appeared on an E.M.C., retiring on the first lap. The L.C.H. was ready in 1955, and it had the distinction of being the only British machine to finish in the 125 c.c. TT - and in a creditable eighth place, too!

In the 1956 125 c.c. Ultra-Lightweight race over the Clypse circuit Len was flagged off after completing eight laps owing to the expiry of the racetime limit, and in 1957 he had even worse luck, retiring on the fourth lap. Last year, however, he was 16th in the "125," with a Finisher's Award.
(TT Special, 8 June 1959, p.20)

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