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Keith Heckles

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 26, Keith Heckles is a radio and television engineer, and comes from Grassendale, Liverpool. He has ridden at several local short circuits with a second place in the 1,000 c.c. class at Rhydymwyn, and competed in the Manx for the first time in 1959, unfortunately having to retire in the second lap of the Junior. He did not race at all in 1960 - "No £ s. d." - but is back again this year, having already scored fourth places at Oulton Park and Prees Heath.
Keith's machine is a 1959 model in Clubman's trim, prepared for racing in 1959. Hobbies: Photography and Egyptian P.T."
(TT Special, 7 September 1961)

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1974 Senior TTRNorton
1974 Production 250 TT91:54:37.0079Honda
1974 Formula 750 TTRFSR
1972 Senior TTRNorton
1972 Production 250 TTRHonda
1972 Formula 750 TTRNorton
1971 Senior TTRNorton
1971 Production 750 TT81:45:10.8086.11Norton
1971 Formula 750 TTRNorton
1970 Senior TT112:27:44.8091.95Norton
1970 Junior TTRNorton
1969 Senior TT152:29:58.6090.58Norton
1969 Production 500 TTRVelocette
1969 Junior TT112:30:56.0090Norton
1968 Senior TTRNorton
1968 Junior TTRNorton
1967 Senior MGPRNorton
1967 Production 500 TT21:16:11.6089.15Velocette
1967 Junior MGP423:12:58.0070.4Norton
1966 Senior MGP252:45:32.0082.08Norton
1966 Junior MGP22:27:36.0092.03Norton
1965 Senior MGPRNorton
1964 Junior MGPRNorton
1963 Junior MGPRNorton
1962 Junior MGP532:59:14.0075.79AJS
1961 Junior MGPRBSA
1959 Junior MGPR0BSA

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