Ken James
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 34, Kenneth Walter James comes from Christchurch, Hants., and is an electrical Inspector at the De Havilland Aircraft Co., of Christchurch. He finished 14th in the 1954 Junior Clubman's Trophy Race on a B.S.A.. and at Silverstone Saturday the next year he won the 350 c.c. Clubman's race at 74.02 m.p.h. Still as a "Junior Clubman", he was seventh in the Isle of Man in 1955 and ninth in 1956.
His principal successes have been in the Thruxton 9 hours race. In 1955 he was first in the "350" and second in the "all classes" event, and in 1956 he won the "all classes", whilst at Castle Combe he won the non-experts race.
He rode a "Gold Star" B.S.A. in the 1957 Junior and finished 52nd at 76.80 m.p.h., but In the Lightweight (250) on an M. and F. Excelsior he retired on the eighth lap. Last year he rode in the Junior and Lightweight (250) TT races and finished in both - 49th and 13th respectively, collecting a couple of Finishers Awards.
Hobbies: "Liquid food" and laughs!
(TT Special, 8 June 1959, p.22)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Ultra Lightweight TT | R | Ducati | ||
| 1959 Lightweight TT | R | Excelsior | ||
| 1959 Junior TT | 30 | 3:02:15.20 | 86.96 | AJS |
| 1958 Lightweight TT | 13 | 66.88 | Excelsior | |
| 1958 Junior TT | 49 | 3:35:09.40 | 74.35 | AJS |
| 1957 Lightweight TT | R | Excelsior | ||
| 1957 Junior TT | 52 | 3:26:20.60 | 76.8 | BSA |
| 1956 Clubman Junior TT | 9 | 1:27:39.60 | 77.48 | BSA |
| 1955 Clubman Junior TT | 7 | 1:30:28.00 | 64.41 | BSA |
| 1954 Clubman Junior TT | 14 | 1:56:57.20 | 77.48 | BSA |
| 1952 Clubman Senior TT | 2 | 1:50:28.60 | 81.97 | Norton |
| 1952 Clubman Junior TT | 3 | 1:55:24.60 | 78.47 | Norton |
| 1951 Clubman Junior TT | 41 | 2:39:20.00 | 56.84 | Norton |
| 1950 Clubman Junior TT | R | BSA | ||
| 1949 Clubman Senior TT | 31 | 2:06:21.00 | 53.76 | AJS |