Ray Fay
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Mounts: Junior – A.J.S.
Senior – Norton.
Age 28, Raymond Fay is a motor cycle engineer, and comes from Liverpool.
His first Isle of Man rides were in the 1952 and ’53 M.G.P., and he turned to the T.T. in 1954.
He retired on the third lap of the Junior T.T., but in the Senior event he rode his 350 c.c. Norton and finished 43rd to win a Bronze Replica.
In 1955 he was 41st in the Junior T.T. and 42nd in the Senior. At Rhydymwyn he had a win in a 1,000 c.c. race.
A 19th place in the Junior event and a second lap retirement in the Senior race was his T.T. score in 1956.
(TT Special, 5 June 1957, p.11.)
Age 30, Raymond Fay is a motorcycle dealer from Liverpool. He has won races at Kirkby Mallory and Oulton Park and has been placed at Aintree and Silverstone. He has ridden in both Junior and Senior races since 1954 and has finished in six of the ten. His best place was in the 1956 Junior when he was 19th on a B.S.A at 81.13 m p.h. winning a Silver Replica. In 1957 he retired in the Junior but was 24th In the Senior at 86.69 m.p.h. with a "Bronze." Last year he was 21st in the Senior, with a Silver Replica.
(TT Special, 8 June 1959, p.20)
Mounts: Junior—Norton.
Senior—Norton.
Age 25, Raymond Fay is a motorcycle engineer and comes from Huyton, Liverpool. This is his first ride as an “International,” but he is no newcomer to the Island, having ridden in the 1952 and 1953 Manx Grands Prix, finishing 27th in the 1953 Senior.
He is riding a 1953 Junior Norton in both races. Earlier this year, at Altcar, he was sixth in the 350 c.c. race and eighth in the 500 c.c. class on this machine.
(TT Special, 16 June 1954, p.12.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Ultra Lightweight TT | 18 | 1:40:10.20 | 67.81 | Suzuki |
| 1960 Senior TT | R | Matchless | ||
| 1960 Junior TT | 20 | 2:32:02.00 | 89.35 | AJS |
| 1959 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1959 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1958 Senior TT | 21 | 2:55:45.60 | 90.16 | Norton |
| 1958 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1957 Senior TT | 24 | 3:28:54.40 | 86.69 | Norton |
| 1957 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1956 Senior TT | R | BSA | ||
| 1956 Junior TT | 19 | 3:15:21.00 | 81.13 | BSA |
| 1955 Senior TT | 42 | 3:11:17.40 | 82.84 | BSA |
| 1955 Junior TT | 41 | 3:16:39.80 | 80.58 | BSA |
| 1954 Senior TT | 43 | 2:02:23.00 | 74 | Norton |
| 1954 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1953 Senior MGP | 27 | 2:54:39.00 | 77.78 | Norton |
| 1953 Junior MGP | R | 0 | Norton | |
| 1952 Junior MGP | 60 | 3:19:54.00 | 67.96 | Norton |
Brill Man bought my first motor bike off Ray Fay - Steve molyneux Report this
Bought a Manx Norton featherbed with a 650 Triumph engine basket case from Ray in 74 , was an awesome ride oh to be 18 again - Steve D. Report this
If its the same guy I worked for him at his motorcycle shop in Kensington Liverpool around 1975. A really nice bloke, bought my Suzuki Stinger from him - Griff Report this
Bought my T500 Suzuki from Ray, from his Kensington shop Liverpool. Looked after me great bloke. - Cass Report this
Bought my T500 Suzuki from Ray, from his Kensington shop Liverpool. Looked after me great bloke. - Cass Report this
My dad new him I bought a Suzuki gt 250 from him in 1977 - Don Report this
I worked for Ray mid 70s to shop closing 1981 ! Knew Griff well worked on his 73 Stinger ! - Phil Report this
My dad also knew Ray, and I bought my 1st bike from him in Kensington a Honda cb200 in 1976 - David Donn Report this
I used to look at his beautiful Norton, bikes in the window of his shop in Holt f - Ron harrison Report this