Jock Taylor

Jock Taylor

Jock Taylor (March 9, 1954 - August 15, 1982) was a Scottish World Champion motorcycle sidecar racer.

John Robert Taylor was born in Pencaitland, East Lothian, and entered his first sidecar race at the age of 19, as the passenger to Kenny Andrews (1974). The following year he took part in his first race as a driver.

Racing career

Taylor was Scottish Sidecar Champion in 1977. Most of the races were held at Knockhill. He was British Sidecar Champion in 1979 and 1980 at Donington. In 1980, Taylor and his passenger Benga Johansson won 4 races, and finished on the podium in all seven events. He collected the only "Did Not Finish" of his sidecar TT career on the famous Isle of Man circuit in 1979. He went on to become a four-time TT winner. Two years later, Taylor and Johansson raised the sidecar lap record at the Isle of Man TT to 108.29 mph (ca. 175 km/h), a lap record which stood for 7 years.

Death

In the 1982 Finnish Grand Prix, held under very wet conditions, Taylor and Johansson's bike slid off the road and collided with a telephone pole along the course. The emergency services were removing him from the wreckage when a second sidecar team slid into them. Taylor was killed in the second accident. He is buried in the cemetery at Pencaitland, and a memorial to him was erected in the village in December 2006.

Annual Jock Taylor Memorial Race

Every year sidecar racers travel from all over the UK to Knockhill in Scotland to race in the prestigious 'Jock Taylor Memorial Trophy' race.

Links

* Taylor's Rider Profile on the official Isle of Man TT website. [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Riders.aspx?ride_id=4896]
* Biographical article in Bikesport News, "Scotland's Sidecar Legend". [http://www.bikesportnews.com/bsn.nsf/News/3653B9457DA5360480256B93003C6BC9?OpenDocument]
* BBC News article on unveiling of memorial, December 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6183549.stm]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Taylor (Name) — Taylor ist ein Vor und Familienname. Herkunft und Bedeutung Der Name stammt aus der englischen Sprache und bedeutet übersetzt Schneider. Es handelt sich somit um einen Berufsnamen. Verbreitung Der Name ist im englischsprachigen Raum weit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jock Young — is a sociologist and criminologist.He began teaching at Enfield College of Technology.He was a member of the National Deviancy Conference in the late 1960 s and 1970s [Hopkins Burke, R. (2001) An Introduction to Criminological Theory , Cullompton …   Wikipedia

  • Jock Brandis — is an author, film technician, inventor, and alleged air pirate. BiographyJock Brandis was born in the Netherlands but moved to Canada as a child. In his early twenties, he joined CUSO, the Canadian version of the Peace Corps, and was placed in… …   Wikipedia

  • Jock Hobbs — Full name Michael James Bowie Hobbs Date of birth 15 February 1960 (1960 02 15) (age 51) Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 92 kg (14 st  …   Wikipedia

  • Jock Simpson — Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Biographie Nom John Sim …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jock White — Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Biographie Nom John White …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jock Young — (* 1942) ist ein britischer Soziologe und Kriminologe. Young war zuerst Soziologie Professor an der Middlesex University und lehrt heute (2009) an der University of Kent. Ab etwa 1968 gehörte Young zu den wichtigsten Begründern einer marxistisch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jock Hutchison — Jack Fowler Jock Hutchison, Jr., né le 6 juin 1884 et décédé le 27 septembre 1977, était un golfeur américain mais étant né en Écosse. Jock Hutchison est né à St Andrews (Écosse) mais s installe plus tard aux États Unis avant de prendre la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jock Soto — Infobox Dancer dancername = Jock Soto fullname = Jock Soto dateofbirth = cityofbirth = Gallup, New Mexico countryofbirth = America height = rank = {principal} position = Principal dancer New York City Ballet currentgroup = clubnumber = youth… …   Wikipedia

  • John Taylor — may refer to: Academic figures*John Taylor (1704 1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (1781 1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486 ndash;1487 *John B. Taylor (born… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”