Harold Daniell
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Harold Daniell born (21 January 1922) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. On retiring from racing he owned a Norton motorcycle dealership in Forest Hill, London.
Harold Daniell and George Rowley rode the supercharged AJS V4s in the 1936 Isle of Man Senior TT, but despite its high top speed, it lacked acceleration. Both riders retired due to mechanical problems.[1]
In the 1938 Isle of Man TT Daniell completed the first under 25-minute (24min.52.6sec), 91.00 plus mph, lap of the Isle of Man TT Snaefell mountain course on his Norton in the Senior TT, a record which would stand for 12 years.[2] He managed to win, beating Stanley Woods by only 14.4 seconds.
He competed in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season riding on a 500cc Norton (motorcycle)|Norton and finished sixth overall with 17 points in the World Championship while Leslie Graham and Nello Pagani finished first and second respectively. In the same year he also won the Isle of Man Senior TT and was placed fifth in the Junior TT.
[edit] Tourist Trophy race victories
His Isle of Man TT racing career spanned the years from 1930 until 1950 and included three victories and several placings in the Tourist Trophy races but he also competed in the Manx Grand Prix.[3]
| TT Career Summary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finishing Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | DNF |
| Nunber of times | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
[edit] Sources
- ^ Title: Classic Racer magazine, Issue: 121, Article: Ahead of the Game, Subtitle: Supercharged V4 AJS on test, Pages: 34 - 40, Publisher: Mortons Media Group (Horncastle, Lincolnshire UK), ISSN 14704463
- ^ [1] MCB TTraces (Retrieved 1 November 2006]
- ^ [2] IOMTT.com Harold Daniell results database (retrieved 5 November 2006)
[edit] External links
- Biography IOMTT.com
- Isle of Man TT winners
