Jack Simpson
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 28, Jack Simpson is a Thermal insulator, and comes from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. This is his second year of racing and he has ridden at Aintree, Cadwell Park, Catterick, Charterhall, Oulton, Scarborough, Silverstone and Snetterton, and has usually got into the finals. He has won a heat at Cadwell Park and a Newcomer's race at Oulton. He rode in the Junior Manx for the first time last year, but his luck was out—he had to retire on Lap 1. His machine is a 1959 model, ex-Jack Adams.
(TT Special, 7 September 1961, p.12).
Junior – Norton
Age 27, Jack Simpson’s occupation is road haulage – but not as a driver. He comes from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, and this is his first year of racing. Nevertheless he has ridden at Aintree, Cadwell Park, Catterick, Charterhall, Oulton, Scarborough, Silverstone and Snetterton, and has usually got into the finals. He has won a heat at Cadwell Park and a Newcomer’s race at Oulton. His machine is a 1959 Manx model
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.24.)
Competed in
Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
---|---|---|---|---|
1964 Junior TT | 38 | 2:42:58.60 | 83.35 | Norton |
1963 Senior TT | R | Matchless | ||
1963 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
1962 Junior MGP | 10 | 2:41:15.00 | 84.24 | Norton |
1961 Junior MGP | R | Norton | ||
1960 Junior MGP | R | Norton |