Chris Williams
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 24, C. J. Williams is a truck driver, and comes from Digswell, Herts. He won a first-class award in the 1954 Land's End trial and since taking up racing has scored three firsts in non-expert races at Brands Hatch and seconds at Mallory Park and Crystal Palace. In 1959 he won "Motor Cycling's" cup at Silverstone Saturday and was first in the Production single-cylinder class at Bemsee's Trophy Day meeting. He has ridden in two Senior M.G.P.'s - 1959 and 1960 - but has had to retire in both. (TT Special, 7 September 1961, p.18)
Senior - Matchless Sp.
Age 23, C. J. Williams is a truck driver, and comes from Digswell, Herts. He won a first-class award in the 1954 Land’s End trial and since taking up racing has scored three firsts in non-expert races at Brands Hatch and seconds at Mallory Park and Crystal Palace. Last year he won “Motor Cycling’s” cup at Silverstone Saturday and was first in the Production single-cylinder class at Bemsee’s Trophy Day meeting.
His machine consists of Ned Minihan’s 1959 G50 Matchless engine and gearbox fitted into Ernie Washer’s 1959 Beart-Norton frame.
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.25.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Senior MGP | R | Cowles Matchless | ||
| 1974 Senior MGP | R | THS Suzuki | ||
| 1973 Senior MGP | 9 | 2:26:52.00 | 92.48 | Suzuki |
| 1972 Senior MGP | 34 | 2:43:14.00 | 83.2 | Suzuki |
| 1971 Senior MGP | 23 | 2:39:42.00 | 85.06 | Suzuki |
| 1968 Senior MGP | 8 | 2:40:36.00 | 84.55 | BSA |
| 1967 Senior MGP | R | BSA | ||
| 1963 Senior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1962 Senior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1961 Senior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1960 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Matchless | |
| 1959 Senior MGP | R | 0 | Norton |