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Added: Dec 19, 2006. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 17082538. Source citation. Motorcycle Racer and RAF Bomber Pilot during WW2. Robert Leslie 'Les' Graham was born in Wallasey, Wirral, and was a works motorcycle racer during the 1930s and 1940s. During WW2 he served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot in Lancaster bombers with 166 Squadron RAF and as ...
Jan 9, 2020 · Born into a racing family, Stuart’s father was 1949 500cc World Champion and IOM TT winner Les Graham. Although Les was killed in the 1953 IOM TT, Stuart was not deterred from following his own racing dreams and went on to achieve great success. Racing motorcycles from 1961-1970, Stuart progressed from 250 Aermacchi to 350 AJS 7R and 500 ...
Jan 10, 2020 · Born into a racing family, Stuart’s father was 1949 500cc World Champion and IOM TT winner Les Graham. Although Les was killed in the 1953 IOM TT, Stuart was not deterred from following his own racing dreams and went on to achieve great success. Racing motorcycles from 1961-1970, Stuart progressed from 250 Aermacchi to 350 AJS 7R and 500 ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Then 50 years ago something happened that transformed the event forever. On June 9, 1972 Gilberto Parlotti was leading the Lightweight 125cc TT when he crashed on the 37¾-mile course’s mountain section, sustaining fatal injuries. Parlotti had never previously contested the TT, which was already notorious for its dangers and complexities.
Stuart Graham (born 9 January 1942) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Saloon car racing specialist. He is the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham. Graham started racing in 1961 on a 125 cc Honda Benly Sports, followed by spells with Bill Webster and on Syd Lawton's Aermacchis. He also rode Bultacos, later selling his half-share in a garage to fund his ...
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Jan 23, 2021 · The 125 cc race was a prey for Billy, who won his 3rd GP in this class in 1967. Phil Read stayed in second place ahead of Stuart Graham (Suzuki) and the MZ drivers Klaus Enderlein, Thomas Heuschkel (both GDR) and László Szabó (Hungary). Nobody could have guessed at the time that a bad fate awaited Billy here two years later.
