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Peter Bettison

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 29, Peter Bettison is a clothing factory manager, and comes from Chorlton-cum-Hardy near Manchester. He has had five years experience of short circuit racing "with occasional success" and has ridden in half-a-dozen trials with "no success." Last year was his first "Manx" and he won a Replica in the Junior race by finishing 24th at 84.35 m.p.h.

Peter tells us that his machines for this year's races are Reg Dearden Nortons. Hobbies: "Brown ale and brunettes" (TT Special, 5 September 1961, p.8)

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1964 Senior TT112:25:06.6093.62Norvelo
1964 Junior TT192:33:15.4088.64Norton
1963 Senior TT222:29:44.2090.72Norton
1963 Junior TTRNorton
1962 Senior MGP102:35:15.0087.5Norton
1962 Junior MGP272:47:52.0080.92Norton
1961 Senior MGP142:31:08.0089.88Norton
1961 Junior MGP203:03:07.0074.18Norton
1960 Junior MGP242:41:02.0084.35Norton

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