Derek Yorke
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 33, D.R. Yorke is a welder and panel beater, and comes from Chelmsford, Essex. He was National Grass Track (Sidecar) Champion in 1953 and has several times been Eastern Centre Sidecar champion. He has already ridden in five sidecar T.T.'s - those of 1954, '55, '57, '59 and '60 finishing 14th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 10th respectively. His speed last year over the Mountain Course was 72.72 m.p.h., and he won a Bronze Replica.
Hobby: "Record collecting" - opera. (TT Special, 16 June 1961, p.27.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Sidecar 750 TT | 24 | 1:26:25.40 | 78.58 | BSA |
| 1974 Sidecar 500 TT | R | BSA | ||
| 1973 Sidecar 750 TT | 15 | 1:26:05.00 | 78.89 | BSA |
| 1973 Sidecar 500 TT | 11 | 1:27:50.20 | 77.31 | BSA |
| 1972 Sidecar 750 TT | R | BSA | ||
| 1972 Sidecar 500 TT | 17 | 1:30:53.20 | 74.73 | BSA |
| 1971 Sidecar 750 TT | 33 | 1:43:26.20 | 65.67 | Triumph |
| 1971 Sidecar 500 TT | 23 | 1:37:01.80 | 70.01 | Triumph |
| 1970 Sidecar 750 TT | 15 | 1:30:28.40 | 75.08 | Triton |
| 1970 Sidecar 500 TT | 20 | 1:31:52.60 | 73.93 | Triton |
| 1969 Sidecar 750 TT | R | Triton | ||
| 1969 Sidecar 500 TT | R | Triton | ||
| 1968 Sidecar 750 TT | 20 | 1:43:46.40 | 65.46 | Triton |
| 1967 Sidecar TT | 13 | 1:28:37.00 | 76.65 | Triton |
| 1966 Sidecar TT | 13 | 1:28:22.00 | 76.86 | Triton |
| 1964 Sidecar TT | 9 | 1:29:15.20 | 76.1 | Norton |
| 1963 Sidecar TT | 11 | 1:29:49.80 | 75.67 | Norton |
| 1962 Sidecar TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1961 Sidecar TT | 13 | 1:30:13.60 | 75.28 | Norton |
| 1960 Sidecar TT | 10 | 1:33:24.60 | 72.72 | Norton |
| 1959 Sidecar TT | 10 | 63.23 | Norton | |
| 1957 Sidecar TT | 9 | 1:46:45.60 | 60.64 | Norton |
| 1955 Sidecar TT | 8 | 1:38:02.00 | 59.44 | Norton |
| 1954 Sidecar TT | 14 | 1:56:50.00 | 55.41 | Norton |
Just to let you know Derek Yorke has died recently just short of his 89th Birthday which would have been 17th January. - Roger Chaplin Report this