Eddie Crooks
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 26, Eddie Crooks, who comes from Douglas, Isle of Man, is manager of a motorcycle business at Barrow in Furness. He has a first class record, not only as a road racer, but also as a trials and scrambles rider; was Royal Artillery trials champion in 1953, won a first class award in the 1952 Scottish Six Days Trial and a gold medal in the 1954 ISDT in Wales. In the racing field he will be remembered as co-winner, with Eddie Dow, of the 1955 Thruxton Nine Hours Race. He was second in the 1953 Senior Clubman's and has been well-placed in every MGP (Senior and Junior) since 1953, his 1955 record listing fifth place in the Junior Manx and sixth in the North West 200. In 1956 he was second in the Junior Manx and fifth in the Senior and last year he was seventh in the Senior at 88.41 mph.
(TT Special, Tuesday September 09, 1958, p26)
Nationality: Manx
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Lightweight Classic MGP | 3 | 1:45:42.00 | 85.66 | Crooks Suzuki |
| 1987 Junior Classic MGP | 9 | 1:16:29.00 | 88.78 | Crooks Suzuki |
| 1986 Junior Classic MGP | R | Crooks Suzuki | ||
| 1985 Junior Classic MGP | R | Crooks Suzuki | ||
| 1984 Junior Classic MGP | 6 | 0:51:59.00 | 87.09 | Crooks Suzuki |
| 1984 Historic 350 TT | 12 | 1:21:24.20 | 83.42 | Suzuki |
| 1983 Lightweight Classic MGP | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1967 Production 250 TT | 9 | 1:25:00.20 | 79.91 | Suzuki |
| 1960 Ultra Lightweight TT | R | MZ | ||
| 1960 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1960 Lightweight TT | R | MZ | ||
| 1960 Junior TT | 13 | 2:30:33.20 | 90.23 | Norton |
| 1959 Senior MGP | 1 | 2:23:11.00 | 94.87 | Norton |
| 1959 Junior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1958 Senior MGP | 2 | 2:27:57.00 | 91.81 | Norton |
| 1958 Junior MGP | 2 | 2:33:18.00 | 88.61 | Norton |
| 1957 Senior MGP | 7 | 2:33:38.00 | 88.41 | Norton |
| 1957 Junior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1956 Senior MGP | 5 | 2:33:56.00 | 88.24 | Norton |
| 1956 Junior MGP | 2 | 2:35:59.00 | 87.09 | Norton |
| 1955 Senior MGP | 6 | 2:34:21.00 | 88 | Norton |
| 1955 Junior MGP | 5 | 2:40:20.00 | 84.72 | Norton |
| 1954 Senior MGP | 12 | 3:02:31.00 | 74.43 | Matchless |
| 1954 Junior MGP | 8 | 2:43:24.00 | 83.13 | AJS |
| 1953 Senior MGP | 10 | 2:39:42.00 | 85.06 | Norton |
| 1953 Junior MGP | 13 | 2:49:00.00 | 80.38 | AJS |
| 1953 Clubman Senior TT | 2 | 1:21:49.80 | 83 | Norton |
| 1953 Clubman Junior TT | 35 | 2:05:21.00 | 72.25 | Norton |
| 1952 Junior MGP | R | AJS |