Jock Porter

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Illustration on Porter's grave, which it on a New Gerrard shows
Porter's grave in Comely Bank Cemetery , Edinburgh

John Adam "Jock" Porter (* 1894 in Scotland ; † November 20, 1952 ) was a British motorcycle racer , entrepreneur and motorcycle designer .

Porter was the first Scottish winner in the history of the Isle of Man TT and was European champion in the 250 cc class in 1925 and 1926 . From 1922 to 1940 Porter ran his own motorcycle brand , New Gerrard .

Career

Porter first took part in the Isle of Man TT in 1922 , but had to give up in both the junior and senior categories. In 1923 he achieved his first TT victory on one of his New Gerrarrds in the lightweight category ahead of Bert le Vack ( New Imperial ). In the following year he celebrated his second TT victory in the ultra-lightweight class (up to 175 cm³) with an average speed of 51.21 km / h (32 mph) and was on the Clady in the quarter-liter race for the Ulster Grand Prix Circuit successful in Northern Ireland .

By 1931, Porter had contested another 15 TT races on New Gerrard, but only reached the finish line twice. The best result was third place in the ultra-lightweight race in 1925. At the Isle of Man TT 1927 he collided with Norton driver H. Mathews and suffered cuts in his face.

From 1925 Jock Porter was also extremely successful in continental Europe in the small displacement classes. In 1925 he won a total of four grand prizes in Belgium , Italy and France . Since the 1925 European motorcycle championship title was also awarded during the race on the Monza high-speed railway , the Grand Prix of Nations , he crowned himself with his victory in the 250cc race ahead of the Italians Amedeo Ruggeri (Garanzini- JAP ) and Miro Maffeis ( Maffeis - Blackburne ) to the quarter liter European champion. The following year Porter defended this title at the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps , repeated his two previous season victories in France and also won the 250 cc race and the German Grand Prix at the Berlin AVUS . In 1929 he won the Belgian Grand Prix for the fourth time.

In 1940 he stopped production of his New Gerrard machines because of the outbreak of World War II .

Jock Porter died on November 20, 1952 at the age of 58. He is buried with his wife Margaret in Comely Bank Cemetery in Edinburgh . The Glasgow Museums & Art Galleries are owned by Porter's 250 cc New Gerrard- Blackburne of 1923. In 2008, the auction house Bonhams two albums with photographs and postcards of the TT races auctioned from the estate Porters for £ 3,220 in 1921 . 2012 some of his trophies and other memorabilia were from his daughter in the BBC -Show Antiques Roadshow shown.

statistics

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Isle of Man TT victories

year class machine Average speed
1923 Lightweight (250 cm³) New Gerrard 51.93  mph (83.57  km / h )
1924 Ultra-Lightweight (175 cm³) New Gerrard 51.21 mph (82.41 km / h)

Race wins

(colored background = European championship run )

year class machine run route
1924 250 cc New Gerrard Ulster Grand Prix Clady Circuit
1925 250 cc New Gerrard Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps
250 cc New Gerrard Grand Prix of Nations Circuito di Milano
175 cc New Gerrard- Blackburne French Grand Prix (MCF) Montlhéry
250 cc New Gerrard-Blackburne French Grand Prix (MCF) Montlhéry
1926 250 cc New Gerrard Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps
250 cc New Gerrard Grand Prix of Germany AVUS
175 cc New Gerrard French Grand Prix (MCF) Montlhéry
250 cc New Gerrard French Grand Prix (MCF) Montlhéry
1929 250 cc New Gerrard Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps

References

Web links

Commons : Jock Porter  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jock Porter - two albums of Isle of Man TT photographs and postcards, dating from 1921 onwards, formerly the property of the first Scotsman to win the TT. Bonhams , April 27, 2008, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b New Gerrard. Graces Guide, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ TT 1923 Lightweight TT Results. www.iomtt.com, accessed June 16, 2019 (English).
  4. ↑ TT 1924 Ultra-Lightweight TT Results. www.iomtt.com, accessed June 16, 2019 (English).
  5. ↑ The TT Practicing. Racing News, June 1927, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto; 5th partie: Les Grand Prix d'Europe. (1924-1937); 1925. racingmemo.free, accessed on June 16, 2019 (French).
  7. ↑ Vincent Glon: L'Histoire de la course moto - Palmarès des Championnats d'Europe (1924-1937 et 1947-1948). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on June 16, 2019 (French).
  8. ↑ BBC : Antiques Roadshow, Lulworth Castle 2 , March 4, 2012 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Porter, jock
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porter, John Adam (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British motorcycle racer, entrepreneur and motorcycle designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Scotland
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1952