Tommy Robb

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 26, Thomas Robb is a draughtsman and conies from Belfast. His first T.T. was in 1958, but he had already had a large number of racing successes in Ireland and elsewhere. In 1957, for example, he won the 250 c.c. class of the Skerries "100" and the Temple "100" and was second in the Kiliinchy "150" and third in the Ulster Grand Prix, whilst he won the 250 class of the Aintree Century and the 350 class at Kirkiston Airfield. In 1958 he won the 250 c.c. race at Oulton Park, and was third in the 250 c.c. class of the North-West "200," and he was 8th in the Lightweight (250) race. He won both 250 and 125 c.c. classes of the 1959 North-West "200" on his G.M.S. and Ducati, and in the T.T. the following month he collected three replica Silvers for 22nd in the Senior and fourth in the Lightweight, and a Bronze for ninth in the "125".

After the T.T., Tommy finished fourth in the 250 c.c. class of the "Ulster" and sixth in the same class of the Italian Grand. His G.M.S. wins since then include the 1959 Mid-Antrim "150" and Temple "100" and the 1960 North-West "200", whilst on his Matchless he won the 500 c.c. class of the Tandragee "100" and was second in the same class of the North-West "200". In May last year he won the 350 c.c. class of the Cookstown "100" on his A.J.S.

Tommy was entered for all four solo T.T. races last year, but he crashed at Windy Corner in practice and was a non-starter in all of them. This year he has already won 125 c.c. races at Brand's Hatch, Snetterton and Oulton Park, and the 250 c.c. class of the recent North-West "200" - apart from many seconds and thirds. (TT Special, 16 June 1961, p. 13.)

Nationality: Irish

Name Variant: Tommy *Robb

Competed in

Comments