Freddie Frith

Freddie Frith

Frederick L. "Freddie" Frith OBE (born May 30, 1909 - May 24 1988 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. A former stonemason and motor-trader dealer was a stylish rider and five times winner of the Isle of Man TT. Frith had the distinction of being one of the few to win TT races before and after the Second World War. [cite book|author=Keig, Stanley Robertson|title=The Keig Collection: six hundred photographs from the Manx House of Keig of T.T. riders and their machines from 1911 to 1939, vol 1|publisher=Bruce Main-Smith & Co|date=1975pp.28-29 ISBN 0-90436-505-0]

He won the 1935 Junior Manx Grand Prix and then joined the Norton team for the 1936 TT Races. It was a winning combination as he claimed the Junior TT and finished second in the Senior TT as well as winning the 350cc European Championship . In 1937 he went one better in the Senior and took a brilliant win and setting the first 90 mph plus lap of the Snaefell Mountain Course.

After finishing third in the 1939 Senior he missed the 1947 TT due to a practice spill on a 500cc Moto Guzzi. Turning to Velocettes in 1948 he won the Junior Race, repeating this success a year later. Freddie also has the distinction of being the first ever 350cc World Champion in 1949 when, he won all five events of the inaugural campaign.

Freddie Frith, alongside other Riders from BSA; Ariel and Matchless Works teams, served in the army during World War 2 at the Infantry Driving & Maintenance School stationed at Keswick. They taught officers and NCOs how to ride cross-country. Sgt. Freddie Frith taught teams of four on Norton 500cc over Skiddaw in all weathers. A special treat on the last day was reserved for roadwork, following Freddie's track fast-cornering .

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* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Riders.aspx?ride_id=782 TT database rider profile] iomtt.com
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=782 TT database TT results] iomtt.com


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