Syl Anderton
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 40; partner in Anderton Bros., motor-cycle agents, of Bolton. His first success was in the 1932, when he won the Southport Gold Star on an A.J.S. at 100.76 m.p.h. Competed in the 1937 "Manx" and finished, riding in the same event again in 1947, when he also completed the course. Won replicas in both last year's Junior and Senior M.G.P.s, finishing eleventh on an A.J.S. in the Junior and seventeenth on a Triumph in the Senior.
His mount for this year's Junior is a standard 7R A.J.S. and his G.P. Triumph is also standard except for minor modifications such as a home-made rear seat, light alloy carburetters and an oil-filler on the left side.
Hobbies: Cine-photography, golf and flying; completed 1,600 hours as ferry pilot during the war on single, twin and four engined aircraft.
(TT Special, 13 June 1949)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Senior TT | 23 | 3:10:56.00 | 83 | Norton |
| 1952 Junior TT | 30 | 3:21:11.00 | 78.77 | AJS |
| 1951 Senior TT | 17 | 3:15:17.20 | 81.15 | Norton |
| 1951 Junior TT | 26 | 3:16:23.60 | 80.69 | AJS |
| 1950 Senior TT | 47 | 3:29:14.00 | 75.74 | Triumph |
| 1950 Junior TT | 30 | 3:24:01.40 | 77.68 | AJS |
| 1949 Senior TT | R | Triumph | ||
| 1949 Junior TT | 41 | 3:28:38.60 | 75.96 | AJS |
| 1948 Senior MGP | 17 | 3:04:49.00 | 73.49 | Triumph |
| 1948 Junior MGP | 11 | 3:01:00.00 | 75.05 | AJS |
| 1947 Senior MGP | 26 | 3:19:06.00 | 68.24 | Triumph |
| 1937 Senior MGP | 24 | 3:23:24.00 | 66.8 | Norton |
Syl was my Uncle and I have fond memories of him. My father James Anderton was his partner in Anderton Bros motocycles of Bolton. - Paul Anderton Report this