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Fred Walton

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 27, Fred Walton a joiner and comes from Rotherham Yorkshire. The 1958 "350 c.c. Snaefell" was his first road race, but unfortunately he did not figure amongst the finishers. In 1959 he finished 56th in the Junior, but last year he had to retire on the second lap of the same event. His machine for this year's Junior Manx is a 1956 Gold Star, in standard racing trim. (TT Special, 7 September 1961, p.13)

Junior – B.S.A.
Age 26, Fred Walton is a joiner and comes from Rotherham, Yorkshire. The 1958 “350 c.c. Snaefell” was his first road race, but unfortunately he did not figure amongst the finishers. Last year he finished 56th in the Junior. His machine for this year's Junior Manx is a 1956 Gold Star, virtually standard, with the exception of cams.
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.25.)

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1976 Production TTRVelocette
1975 Senior TT312:36:54.2086.56Velocette Metisse
1975 Production TTRVelocette
1973 Senior TT192:31:39.2089.56Metisse
1973 Junior TTRMetisse
1972 Senior TT262:35:34.0087.32Metisse
1972 Junior TTRMetisse
1971 Senior TT242:35:59.4087.09Metisse
1971 Junior TT292:42:02.2069.86Metisse
1970 Senior TTRMetisse
1970 Junior TTRMetisse
1969 Senior TTRMetisse
1969 Junior TTRVelocette Metisse
1968 Junior TT362:58:36.4076.06Norton
1965 Junior TT282:36:05.0087.03AJS
1964 Junior MGP172:40:00.0084.9BSA
1963 Junior MGPRBSA
1962 Junior MGP462:54:03.0078.04BSA
1961 Junior MGP443:23:00.0066.92BSA
1960 Junior MGPR0BSA
1959 Junior MGP562:52:56.0078.54BSA
1958 Junior Snaefell MGPR0BSA

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