Eric Pantlin
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Mounts: Junior - B.S.A.
Senior - Norton
Age 34, Eric Pantlin is a furnisher, and comes from Iver, Bucks. and turned to short circuit races in 1951, competing at Boreham, Silverstone, Thruxton, etc.
He has ridden in ten races over the T.T. course in the last four years - three Clubman's T.T.'s, three MGP's and four T.T.'s - and has finished in them all. His first was the 1951 Senior Clubman's, in which he finished 29th on a Norton at 70.79, whilst the following September he was 38th in the Junior Manx on an A.J.S.
Ini 1952 he had four 'go's', with the following results: Junior Manx (A.J.S.) 18th at 78.67 mph; Senior Manx (Norton) 20th, at 81.46. He won replicas in both the Manx races.
Next year he added two silver replicas to his score by finishing 29th in the Junior T.T. and 17th in the Senior while his 1954 record was: Junior, 51st, Senior, 33rd.
He is his own entrant for this year's T.T. races.
(TT Special, 8 June 1955, p.12.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT | R | LEF | ||
| 1955 Senior TT | 27 | 3:04:35.00 | 85.86 | Norton |
| 1955 Junior TT | 40 | 3:16:34.00 | 80.62 | AJS |
| 1954 Senior TT | 33 | 2:00:04.00 | 75.43 | Norton |
| 1954 Junior TT | 51 | 2:26:25.00 | 77.31 | Velocette |
| 1953 Senior TT | 17 | 3:09:51.80 | 83.47 | Norton |
| 1953 Junior TT | 29 | 3:16:56.00 | 80.47 | Norton |
| 1952 Senior MGP | 20 | 2:46:45.00 | 81.46 | Norton |
| 1952 Junior MGP | 18 | 2:52:40.00 | 78.67 | AJS |
| 1952 Clubman Senior TT | 22 | 1:59:47.00 | 75.6 | Norton |
| 1952 Clubman Junior TT | 50 | 2:10:10.00 | 69.57 | AJS |
| 1951 Junior MGP | 38 | 3:14:41.00 | 69.78 | AJS |
| 1951 Clubman Senior TT | 30 | 2:07:56.00 | 70.79 | Norton |