- Eric Oliver
Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider
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Name = Eric Oliver
Nationality = flagicon|UK British
Years = 1949 - 1960
Teams = Norton,
Races =
Championships = 4
Wins = 17
Podiums = 33
Points =
Poles = N/A
Fastest laps = N/A
First race = 1937 500cc Isle of Man TT
First win = 1949 Swiss Sidecar Grand Prix
Last win = 1954 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix
Last race = 1960 Isle of Man TT [ [http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/] ] Infobox TT rider
Name = Eric Oliver
Caption =
Nicknames =
Nationality = flagicon|ENG English
TTs Contested = 14 (1937 - 1960)
TT wins = 1
First TT win = 1954 Sidecar TT
Last TT win = 1954 Sidecar TT
Podiums = 1Eric Oliver (born 1912 at
Stratford-upon-Avon , died 1 March 1980) was an Englishmotorcycle racer best remembered as four time FIM Sidecar World Champion. He is also remembered for his innovation, being the firstsidecar competitor to use a dustbin fairing, rear suspension and the first to adopt the kneeling riding position. [ [http://www.motopaedia.com/Pilots/eric_oliver.htm] ]He was also an accomplished solo racer and continued to ride a 350 Grand Prix bike while racing a sidecar.
Oliver had a surprising appearance in the 1958 Isle of Man
Sidecar TT race on a standard Triumph with a road sidecar with Mrs Pat Wise in the sidecar, finishing a creditable tenth ahead of many specialised race machines. Oliver's last TT appearance was in the 1960 with passenger Stan Dibben but they had a bad crash in practice with Oliver breaking his back in two places and Dibben was nearly decapitated. Both men decided to retire from racing after this. [ [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=814&filter=O] ]References
External links
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=814&filter=O| TT Database]
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