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Lockett, R
Date of Birth:   12/08/1915
Statistics (Main Racing Category)
  Debut:
  Last Race:
1936
1956
Career Description

1936-39 Motorcycles  Brooklands (various). Best remembered:-
1946-51

1936 - Won Junior Clubmans GP
1939 - Achieved fastest laps on mountain and cambell circuits just in time before things closed down.

Donington - (various) - very good experience in company of Harold Daniel, Stanley Woods etc. Held 250 fastest lap trophy in 1939.  Returned to Fred Cramer. Not seen since.

Isle of Man (Manx GP) - 4 replicas Best:- 2nd Senior 1938, 3rd Junior 1937

T.T 7 replicas Best: 2nd Junior 1951, 3rd Senior 1050, 2nd Senior 1949.

Remembered 1951 Senior - Broken chain near Ramsay when lying 2nd in last lap.
                     1949 Senior - Having to hand support broken carburettor for most of last lap.
                     International: Belgium GP (Spa) Best 1st Senior 1948, Dutch (Assen), German (Solitude), Swiss (Geneup), Italian (Monza), French (Albi), Ireland (Ulster). Best 1947, 1st Junior, MW 200 and Leinster.

Filled in time with scrambles - trials (and work!)

Finished motor cycles 1951 - reactions getting too slow.

1953 - 56 Cars - 1953 - Mille Migla (Italy) - Austin Healey 100/4
                           1953 - Le Mans (France - Austin Healey (Finished 12th o/a)
                           1953 - Goodwood 9 hr (U.K) - Austin Healey

Mille & Le Mans 1955 - Le Mans (France) - M.G.A (Finished 12th O/A)

Both quite an experience! - T.T Ireland - M.G.A

1956 Utah (USA) - M.G - took 1500cc - International records up to 12 hours (Co driver Ken Miles)

Boats

1956-75 Dinghy Racing - Covered large part of U.K

1978-92 Small Cruiser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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