William Russell
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Junior – Norton
Age 28, William Thomas Russell is a motor mechanic, and comes from Haynes, Bedford. This is his second season’s racing, but he has already competed at Aintree, Cadwell, Castle Combe, Snetterton and Thruxton, whilst he rode in the Clubman’s at Silverstone last year and at Oulton Park this year. His machine is a 1959 Manx model ex-Fron Purslow. Hobbies: All good music and walking – “when there’s time.”
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.13.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Junior MGP | 51 | 3:13:27.00 | 70.22 | AJS |
| 1960 Junior MGP | 60 | 3:15:17.00 | 69.56 | Norton |