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Andrew James Guthrie (23 May 1897 Hawick, UK - 8 August 1937) was a Scottish motorcycle racer famous for 19 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and 3 victories in the North West 200 and 6 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career.
During the 1937 Isle of Man TT festival he won the Junior TT but retired during the Senior TT race at The Cutting. A memorial was erected to him there, after his death later that year in the German Grand Prix, the spot where he retired in his last Isle of Man TT, and the Cutting has been called Guthrie's Memorial ever since. [1]
[edit] Isle of Man TT Race Career
[edit] TT victories
| Year |
Race & Capacity |
Motorcycle |
Average Speed |
| 1930 |
Lightweight 250cc |
AJS |
64.71 mph |
| 1934 |
Junior 350cc |
Norton |
79.16 mph |
| 1934 |
Senior 500cc |
Norton |
78.16 mph |
| 1935 |
Junior 500cc |
Norton |
79.14 mph |
| 1936 |
Senior 500cc |
Norton |
85.08 mph |
| 1937 |
Junior 500cc |
Norton |
84.43 mph |
[edit] TT career summary
| Finishing Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
DNF |
| Number of times |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
[edit] Sources
- ^ [1] BBB.co.uk Jimmie Guthrie win European Grand Prix 1935
[edit] External links
