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Rob Weston

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Senior - Norton

Age 35, in business as a Men’s outfitter at Ruslip, Middlesex. Weston rode in the Manx Grand Prix races before the war – 1936, 1937, 1938. Turned to the T.T. in 1939 and competed in the Senior finishing like “Jock” West – last! But whereas Jock was fourteenth at 60.98 m.p.h., Weston was 30th at 71.44 m.p.h.

Rode in the Senior again last year on a Norton but retired on the fourth lap.
(TT Special, 11 June 1948, p.13.)

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1953 Lightweight TT172:15:49.0066.68Rudge
1950 Senior TTRNorton
1950 Junior TTRNorton
1949 Senior TT333:45:05.8070.41Norton
1948 Senior TT183:39:16.8072.27Norton
1947 Senior TTRNorton
1939 Senior TT303:41:50.0071.44Norton
1938 Senior MGPRNorton
1937 Lightweight MGP133:47:49.0059.64Rudge
1936 Lightweight MGPRRudge
1935 Lightweight MGPRRudge
1928 M.A.R.R.C. Junior MGP104:49:17.0046.28HRD
1927 M.A.R.R.C. MGPRCotton

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