Ken Barfoot
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 32, Ken Barfoot comes from Liverpool, and is employed in the Fire Service. He has had considerable short circuit experience and has won over 24 cups and awards for successes at Alton Towers, Aintree, Kirkby Mallory, Omaston Manor, Oulton Park, Rhydymwyn, etc. He rode in last year's 350 c.c. Snaefell race and finished tenth at 79.31 mph. This placing earned him a ride in the Junior Manx in which he finished 41st - after coming off three times in the last lap! His maching is an ex-Terry Shepherd model. Hobbies "All the vices (the lot)!"
(TT Special, Tuesday, September 08, 1959, p26)
Competed in
Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
---|---|---|---|---|
1959 Senior MGP | 23 | 2:37:09.00 | 86.43 | Norton |
1958 Junior Snaefell MGP | 10 | 1:54:11.00 | 79.31 | Norton |
1958 Junior MGP | 41 | 2:52:13.00 | 78.87 | Norton |
1954 Clubman Junior TT | 36 | 2:10:07.00 | 69.6 | BSA |