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Denis Parkinson

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Manx Grand Prix & TT - by Denis Parkinson". Wakefield and District Motor Sports Club. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "MGP 1953 Senior Results". manxgrandprix.org. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ^ Mick Walker (1 Nov 2005). "The Manx Norton". Red Line Books. ISBN 978-0954435790
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