Dick Thomson
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Mounts: Junior – A.J.S.
Senior – Matchless
Age 26, Dick Thomson is a cycle mechanic. He was entered for the 1954 race, but crashed at Zandoort, Holland, before practising for the Island started, and was unlucky enough to break his leg. He was however, fit again later in the season and was placed fourth in the Junior event at Marseilles.
Last year he finished 45th in the Junior T.T., but retired on the fourth lap of the Senior race. He is entered by the Motor Cycle Racing Club of New South Wales.
(TT Special, 8 June 1956, p.12.)
Nationality: Australian
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1958 Junior TT | R | AJS | ||
| 1957 Senior TT | R | Matchless | ||
| 1957 Junior TT | 34 | 3:13:33.40 | 81.88 | AJS |
| 1956 Senior TT | 30 | 3:10:11.80 | 83.32 | Matchless |
| 1956 Junior TT | 34 | 3:26:31.80 | 76.73 | AJS |
| 1955 Senior TT | R | Matchless | ||
| 1955 Junior TT | 45 | 3:22:45.00 | 78.17 | AJS |