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Ken Watson

Record type: Motorsport Biographies

Biography: Age 26, Kenneth Watson is a transport mechanic, and comes from Sittingbourne, Kent. This is his fourth season's racing, and his third appearance in the Manx. In 1959 he finished 53rd in the Senior (on a 350 c.c. machine), but last year he retired in the early stages of the same event with clutch trouble. His machine is a 1955 Norton modified to 1958 specifications. (TT Special, 7 September 1961, p.18)

Senior – Norton
Age 25, Kenneth Watson is a transport mechanic, and comes from Sittingbourne, Kent. This is his third season’s racing and his second appearance in the Manx. Last year he finished 53rd.

His machine is a 1955 Norton, modified to 1957 specifications.
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.25.)

Competed in

RacePositionTimeSpeedMachine
1967 Lightweight MGPRSuzuki
1966 Lightweight MGP21:46:18.0085.19Ducati
1965 Lightweight MGP91:48:23.0083.61Ducati
1962 Senior MGP332:53:39.0078.23Norton
1961 Senior MGP412:43:17.0083.19Norton
1960 Senior MGPRNorton
1959 Senior MGP532:58:43.0076.01Norton

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