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Ron Lindup

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 27. Ron Llndup is engaged in the motor-cycle trade and comes from Putney, London, S.W. 15. He is principally known as a trials rider and scrambler, having won seven premier trials awards between 1852 and 1954. He was first In the 1960 50-mile scramble, and first again In the Pirbright junior scramble. whilst he was third in the 250 c.c. class of the 1960 Isle of Man Grand National. He rode a Norton in last year's Junior Manx, finishing 29th at 82.82 m.p.h., and winning a replica. Hobbies: Traditional jazz and Eff.
(TT Special, 7 September 1961)

Junior – Norton
Age 26, Ron Lindup is engaged in the motor-cycle trade and comes from Putney, London, S.W.15. He is principally known as a trials rider and scrambler, having won seven premier trials awards between 1952 and 1954.

He was first in the 1960 50-mile scramble, and first again in the Pirbright junior scramble, whilst he was third in the 250 c.c. class of the recent I.o.M Grand National. His machine is a 1958 model, tuned by Bill Lacey.

Hobbies: Traditional jazz and Eff.
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.10.)

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1961 Senior MGP232:34:28.0087.94Norton
1961 Junior MGPRNorton
1960 Junior MGP292:44:00.0082.82Norton

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