Bob Ritchie
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 32, Robert Currie Ritchie comes from Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
His first appearance in the Island was for the 1951 Clubman's when he finished fourth in the Senior. Since then he has competed in Clubman's and Manx Grand Prix races, his best Manx "place" being third in the 1959 Junior. In 1957 he was eighth in the Junior Manx, with a replica, but retired in the Senior. In 1958 he was sixth in the Junior at 86.21 m.p.h., and in the 1959 Senior he was 8th at 90.61 m.p.h. Last year he was sixth in the Junior at 87.40 m.p.h., and eighth in the Senior at 90.60, with a couple more replicas. Hobbies Swimming and motoring.
(TT Special, 7 September 1961, p.12).
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Senior TT | 26 | 2:52:39.20 | 78.68 | Norton |
| 1965 Lightweight TT | R | Greeves | ||
| 1965 Junior TT | 27 | 2:35:58.60 | 87.1 | Norton |
| 1964 Senior TT | 20 | 2:29:27.60 | 90.58 | Norton |
| 1964 Junior TT | 46 | 2:51:30.60 | 79.21 | Norton |
| 1963 Senior TT | 30 | 2:35:00.60 | 87.64 | Norton |
| 1963 Lightweight TT | R | Greeves | ||
| 1963 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1961 Senior MGP | 9 | 2:29:36.00 | 90.8 | Norton |
| 1961 Junior MGP | 9 | 2:56:56.00 | 76.77 | Norton |
| 1960 Senior MGP | 8 | 2:29:56.00 | 90.6 | Norton |
| 1960 Junior MGP | 6 | 2:35:25.00 | 87.4 | AJS |
| 1959 Senior MGP | 8 | 2:29:54.00 | 90.61 | Matchless |
| 1959 Junior MGP | 3 | 2:34:58.00 | 87.66 | AJS |
| 1958 Senior MGP | R | Matchless | ||
| 1958 Junior MGP | 6 | 2:37:33.00 | 86.21 | AJS |
| 1957 Senior MGP | R | Matchless | ||
| 1957 Junior MGP | 8 | 2:37:58.00 | 85.99 | AJS |
| 1953 Senior MGP | R | Matchless | ||
| 1953 Junior MGP | 4 | 2:44:47.00 | 82.44 | AJS |
| 1952 Senior MGP | 11 | 2:40:49.00 | 84.47 | AJS |
| 1952 Junior MGP | 9 | 2:46:34.00 | 81.55 | AJS |
| 1952 Clubman Senior TT | 7 | 1:53:12.20 | 80 | BSA |
| 1952 Clubman Junior TT | 9 | 1:58:50.40 | 76.21 | Norton |
| 1951 Clubman Senior TT | 4 | 1:55:33.20 | 78.37 | Norton |