JockTaylor (March 9, 1954 - August 15, 1982) was a Scottish World Champion motorcycle sidecar racer.
Born in Pencaitland, East Lothian, the motorcycle sidecar racer JockTaylor - with his passenger Benga Johansson - won the sidecar World Championship in 1980, winning 4 races, and finishing on the podium in all seven events.
Two years later, Taylor and Johansson raised the sidecar lap record at the Isle of Man TT to 108.29 mph (ca.
The name of JockTaylor and his subsequent exploits in British, TT and World championship racing are simply legendary and his contribution to Sidecar racing, and indeed motorcycle sport, helped create awareness and enthusiasm seldom seen for the fantastic spectacle that the ‘Charioteers’ provide.
Jock always had a fondness for road venues and despite the race organisers shortening the demanding course and lining the attendant obstacles with straw bales and foam padding, many in the paddock called for the meeting to be abandoned.
Jock was a true and gutsy racer and he reckoned on the fact that all the riders had travelled to the far off venue and there was a race to be run.
News Article - SCOTLAND'S SIDECAR LEGEND(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
John Robert Taylor hailed from the small East Lothian town of Pencaitland and his formative racing years were spent first with a bout of passengering with Kenny Andrews (1974), before taking to the helm as driver with Lewis Ward on a Windrick BSA outfit in 1975.
Jock and Lewis at Knockhill, Septemer 7, 1980.
Jock being such an iconic figure to the racing fraternity, it was decided that the name of the Scottish World Sidecar champion should be kept close to all our hearts, so the annual JockTaylor Trophy meeting was born.
Sammy Miller shown here winning his first Scottish Six Day Trial in 1962, Sammy went on to be the most succesful rider in the SSDT history, this print is personally signed by Sammy Miller.
JockTaylor and Gordon Russell competing in the 1979 IOM,TT.
Jock was a legend in his time being unbeatable for many years.
His father, Sir JockTaylor was a diplomat so he and the family moved from country to country on a regular basis.
Duncan’s grandfather Sir John Taylor, was also a diplomat: the Taylor family have been represented in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office without interruption since 1919.
RAAF 32 Squadron Hudson A16-201 (Cowan, Taylor, Polack and Sheard) shot down outside Popondetta by Zeros of the Tainan Kokutai after attacking the Japanese beachhead.
Bren Gun Carriers operated by the 2/7th Infantry Battalion attempt an assault at Cape Endaiadere – all are destroyed, 6 KIA (Armstrong, Davies, Fergusson, Orpwood, Seager and Walker).
Douglas Roy “Jock”Taylor is awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Jock Taylor Memorial 2002(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kirkaldy and District Motor Club have announced that regs for the JockTaylor Memorial meeting are now available from :
To be held on the weekend of 5/6 October, this is the 20th Anniversary of this prestigious event.
Goes without saying that this years race will be something special, and is sure to be oversubscribed, so don't leave it too long before making sure of your place on the grid.
The WLS Survey(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The first survey was issued on October 14, 1960, a little over five months after the station flipped to a contemporary music format.
Enough of the survey stuck out to display the WLS logo, the "Jock of The Week" and oftentimes, the local record store's stamp with their name address to promote repeat business!
Kirkcaldy Club who ran the meeting have already had talks with Knockhill circuit and are pleased to say that they will re schedule this cancelled meeting on Saturday 1st October at Knockhill.
On Sunday 2nd October we also have the JockTaylor event – both days being championship events.
As far as we are led to believe the 2005 Celtic Match races will be run in Ireland (north or south not yet known) and our team manager, Ian Thomson, is still working hard looking for support and FUNDING to send our 2004 winning teams to Ireland to defend our title.
>> Strange twists of fate led overnight jock from Osama to Celine to CINQ
Bio: Only two short years ago this velvety-smooth NDG buck was living in the wilds of New Hampshire, composing music for various PBS television productions and devoting an enormous amount of time and effort to pushing his self-financed “indie pop record,” Let It Flow (2001).
A big supporter of the city’s local jazz scene, Moz attributes his supple radio jock voice to copious amounts of caffeine and Fisherman’s Friend cough drops.
