Bill Roberton

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 35, William Roberton comes from Falkirk, Stirlingshire, and is a motor cycle agent.

He has been racing on Scottish circuits since 1951, gaining various places, and was third, on a G.P. Triumph, in the 1954 500 c.c. Scottish Speed Championships at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy. He was also tenth. on a B.S.A., in the 1954 Junior Clubman's race, and 30th in the Junior Manx, in which he gained a replica. The same machine was used for both races, and the only maintenance carried out on the engine between the events was the tilting of new valve springs.

Riding a Norton, he was 39th in the 1955 Senior whilst at Crimond (Aberdeenshire) he was second In the 500 c.c. race. He was entered for the 1956 Junior T.T., but was a non-starter. Back again In 1957 he was 20th in the Junior (Silver Replica) and 30th in the Senior on his "350" Norton, collecting a "Bronze". In 1958 he was 36th in the Junior T.T. and 39th in the Senior, with a couple of Bronze replicas.

He rode in three races over the first, the 350 c.c. Formula 1 event, he was tenth on an A.J.S., and in the Junior T.T., similarly mounted, he was 35th, winning a Silver replica. His luck was out in the Senior race, however, for he retired on the third lap. Last year he was 37th in the Junior T.T. at 85.26 m.p.h. (Bronze Replica) but retired on the second lap of the Mountain Course in 1959 in the Senior. (TT Special, 16 June 1961, p. 13.)

Mount: Junior – Norton.

Age 30, William Robertson comes from Stenhousemuir, Scotland, and is a chrome plater.

He has been racing on Scottish circuits since 1951, gaining various places, and was third, on a G.P. Triumph, in the 1954 500 c.c. Scottish Speed Championships at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy. He was also tenth, on a B.S.A., in the 1954 Junior Clubman’s race, and 30th in the Junior Manx, in which he gained a replica. The same machine was used for both races, and the only maintenance carried out on the engine between the events was the fitting of new valve springs.

Riding a Norton, he was 39th in the 1955 Senior T.T., whilst at Crimond (Aberdeenshire) he was second in the 500 c.c. race.
(TT Special, 8 June 1956, p.8.)

Junior - B.S.A.
Senior - Norton

Age 29, William Roberton comes from Stenhousemuir, Scotland and is a chrome plater. (Stray thought; Can be relied upon for a sparkling finish?).

He has been racing on Scottish circuits since 1951, gaining various places, and was third, on a G.P. Triumph, in last year’s 500 c.c. Scottish Speed Championships at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy. He was also tenth, on a B.S.A., in the 1954 Junior Clubman’s race, and 30th in the Junior Manx, in which he gained a replica. The same machine was used for both races, and the only maintenance carried out on the engine between the events was the fitting of new valve springs.

The B.S.A. was timed at 111 m.p.h. on Sulby Straight last September, and Roberton says that with aid of certain weight reductions he has carried out he hopes to increase this speed.
(TT Special, 10 June 1955, pp.19-20.)

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