Charles Archibald Cecil Birkin (30 March 1905 – 7 June 1927)[2] was an English motorcycle racer, brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.[3]
| Archie Birkin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 30 March 1905 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 7 June 1927 (aged 22)[1] Kirk Michael, Isle of Man |
Background and family
editBirkin was born into a wealthy Nottingham family in 1905. He was the son of Sir Thomas Stanley Birkin, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Margaret Diana Hopetoun Chetwynd.[4]
Motorcycle racing
editDuring an early morning practice session for the 1927 Isle of Man TT races, Birkin, riding a 500c McEvoy motor-cycle, crashed fatally at Rhencullen after swerving to avoid a collision with a Fish Van being driven on open roads.[5] From 1928 onwards, practice sessions for the Isle of Man TT Races and Manx Grand Prix were held on closed public roads.[6]
Sources
edit- ^ Isle of Man Weekly Times page 7 Friday 11 June 1927
- ^ Daily Express page 1 Wednesday 8 June 1927
- ^ MOTOR SPORT Incorporating Speed and the Brooklands Gazette page 41 Mat Oxley ON TWO WHEELS Volume 87 Number 7 July 2011 Dafina Keys (2011) "One Hundred Years of the TT Mountain Course"
- ^ Census of England and Wales 1911 RG14 20624 page 309 The National Archive
- ^ Mona's Herald page 5 T.T. RIDER KILLED Wednesday 8 June 1927
- ^ Mona’s Herald page 5 A SAFETY MEASURE Wednesday 14 March 1928
