Kevan Tully
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Mounts: Junior – Norton
Senior – Norton
Age 33, K. E. Tully is a fitter, and comes from East Grinstead, Sussex. He first started racing in 1949, using an A.J.S. on the South-East Centre grass tracks. Converting this machine to an A.J.S.-J.A.P., he was very successful on short and grass circuits during 1950.
His first ride in the Isle of Man was during the 1951 Junior Clubman’s, when he finished 35th on an A.J.S. In 1952 he turned to the T.T. proper, and was 48th. He rode in most of last year’s home road race meetings, and finished 46th, on a B.S.A., in the Junior T.T.
He retired in last year’s Junior, but finished 35th in the Senior T.T., to win a bronze replica.
(TT Special, 8 June 1956, p.12.)
Junior - B.S.A.
Age 32, K.E. Tully is a fitter, and comes from East Grinstead, Sussex. He first started racing in 1949, using an A.J.S. on the South-East Centre grass tracks. Converting this machine to an A.J.S. - J.A.P., he was very successful on short and grass circuits during 1950.
His first ride in the Isle of Man was during the 1951 Junior Clubman’s when he finished 35th on an A.J.S. In 1952 he turned to the T.T. proper, and was 48th. He rode in most of last year’s home road race meetings, and finished 46th on a B.S.A. in the Junior T.T.
He is his own entrant for this year’s Junior, in which he is again riding a B.S.A. His hobby is the construction of grass track “Specials”.
(TT Special, 10 June 1955, p.24.)
Competed in
Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
---|---|---|---|---|
1959 Ultra Lightweight TT | 14 | 60.19 | Ducati | |
1957 Senior TT | 25 | 3:30:35.40 | 86 | Norton |
1957 Junior TT | 37 | 3:14:39.20 | 81.42 | Norton |
1956 Senior TT | 25 | 3:04:01.00 | 85.97 | Norton |
1956 Junior TT | 30 | 3:20:20.40 | 79.11 | Norton |
1955 Senior TT | 35 | 3:06:44.00 | 84.87 | Norton |
1955 Junior TT | R | AJS | ||
1954 Junior TT | 46 | 2:23:29.00 | 78.9 | BSA |
1952 Junior TT | 48 | 3:34:04.00 | 74.03 | AJS |
1951 Clubman Junior TT | 35 | 2:26:24.00 | 61.86 | AJS |