Brian Warburton
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 30, Warburton is a partner in a small garage (car repairs), and comes from Heaton Norris, Stockport. He rode in the 1957 350 c.c. Newcomers' race but retired on the second hip at Sulby Bridge. He came back to the Island again in 1958 to ride in the 350 c.c. Snaefell race in which he finished 20th at 77.13 m.p.h. In 1959 he was 24th in the Senior, winning a replica, whilst last year he was 13th in the Senior at 88.87 m.p.h. with, of course, another "Rep." His Senior machine is a 1959 model—the one he rode in that year's race—but his Junior is of 1961 brew.,loaned to him by Bardsley Bros., of Caernarvon. (TT Special, 7 September 1961, p.13)
I am his eldest daughter and would just like to say thank you for remembering him. His wife Irene pasted just before Christmas last year, she never married, she kept faithful to his memory for the rest of her life. - Suzanne Wilson Report this
Brian Warburton was my late mums family he and my late dad Bert wheeldon were always together in his garage many years ago and my mum always went there to skive collage , Brian use to take my mum on the back of his speed way bike - Tina wheeldon Report this