Ron Langston
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Junior – A.J.S.
Senior – Matchless
Age 26, Ron Langston is a farmer, and comes from Campden, Gloucestershire. He has ridden in three Thruxton 500 mile and 9 hour races and was very well known for his trials and scrambles successes – he was a member of the Ariel factory team and gained two Gold Medals in the International “Six Days.”
Last year he rode brilliantly, finishing second in the Junior – his first race over the Mountain Course. For this performance he was given the Newcomer’s Award.
His machines for this year’s races are both 1960 models.
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.9.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1962 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1961 Senior TT | 5 | 2:20:01.20 | 97.02 | Matchless |
| 1961 Junior TT | R | AJS | ||
| 1960 Senior MGP | R | Matchless | ||
| 1960 Junior MGP | R | AJS | ||
| 1959 Junior MGP | 2 | 2:34:00.00 | 88.2 | Norton |