Denis Parkinson Explained

Denis Jack Robert Parkinson (13 June 1915^[1]  - 16 March 2004) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and a founder member and President of the Wakefield and District Motor Sports Club,^[2] and won the 1947 Isle of Man TT Clubmans Junior TT on a 350cc Norton, and the 1953 Senior Manx Grand Prix.^{[3] [4]}

Background

Denis Parkinson's birth was registered in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 88.

External links

• Denis Parkinson (1915-2004) motor-cycling champion
• Video "Isle Of Man 1946" at britishpathe.com
• A blast from the past: MGP racing returns to the Mountain Course after World War II
• Statistics at iomtt.com
• Picture "Denis at Scarborough chasing rival Jack Brett" at iomtt.com
• Denis Parkinson ~ Winner Senior Manx Grand Prix 1953 ~ Manx Norton (1993)
• Denis Parkinson ~ Winner Senior Manx Grand Prix 1953 ~ Manx Norton (1993)
• Photograph "Motorcycle Racer Denis Parkinson Senior TT Race"
• Photograph "Motorcycle Racer Denis Parkinson In Action On His…"
• Photograph "Denis Parkinson At Quarter Bridge During The 1953 Manx Grand Prix, The Last Of His Winning Rides"
• Photograph "Denis Parkinson, Winner Of The 1948 Junior Manx Grand Prix". Francis Beart (Tuner) Stands Behind
• Photograph "1936 Junior And Lightweight Manx Grands Prix". Denis Parkinson (Excelsior Manxman) Is Congratulated Post-Race
• Photograph "Denis Parkinson's 1953 Norton"
• Photograph "Denis Parkinson's 1953 Norton"
• '1949 Norton 490cc Model 30 International Clubman's TT Model Frame no. D11-21813 Engine no. D11-21813' at Bonhams
• The Manx Norton ~ Denis Parkinson Chapter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Birth details at freebmd.org.uk. freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015.
2. Web site: The Manx Grand Prix & TT - by Denis Parkinson. Wakefield and District Motor Sports Club. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115211/http://www.simonashton.force9.co.uk/WDMSC/denis.htm. dead.
3. Web site: MGP 1953 Senior Results. manxgrandprix.org. 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015.
4. Mick Walker (1 Nov 2005). "The Manx Norton". Red Line Books.