Harold L. Daniell (* 20. Oktober 1909; † 19. Januar 1967) war ein britischer Motorrad- und Automobilrennfahrer.
(* October 29, 1909)
Karriere
BearbeitenHe competed in the 1940s and 1950s. On retiring from racing he owned a Norton motorcycle dealership in Forest Hill, London.
Harold Daniell and George Rowley rode the supercharged AJS V4s in the 1936 Isle of Man Senior TT, but despite its high top speed, it lacked acceleration. Both riders retired due to mechanical problems.[1]
In the 1938 Isle of Man TT' Daniell completed the first under 25-minute (24min.52.6sec), 91.00 plus mph, lap of the Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Course on his Norton in the Senior TT, a record which would stand for 12 years.[2] He managed to win, beating Stanley Woods by only 14.4 seconds.
Daniell competed in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season riding on a 500cc Norton and finished sixth overall with 17 points in the World Championship while Leslie Graham and Nello Pagani finished first and second respectively. In the same year he also won the Isle of Man Senior TT and was placed fifth in the Junior TT.[3]
Daniell's Isle of Man TT racing career spanned the years from 1930 until 1950 and included three victories and several placings in the Tourist Trophy races but he also competed in the Manx Grand Prix.[3] Daniell declared that the new Norton was like "riding on a featherbed" compared with riding the "garden gate" - and it has been called the Featherbed frame ever since.[4] After his motorcycle racing career, Daniell began auto racing, entering Formula 3 events at the wheel of an Emeryson car.[4] Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg nahm Daniell 1949 an der ersten ausgetragenen Saison der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft in der 500-cm³-Klasse teil. Er startete auf Norton und gewann mit dem Lauf zur Senior TT den ersten ausgetragenen 500er-WM-Lauf der Geschichte. Daniell belegte mit 17 Zählern den sechsten Rang im WM-Gesatmklassement.
Nach dem Ende seiner aktiven Laufbahn war Harold Daniell lange Jahre Norton-Händler in Forest Hill,London.
Tourist Trophy race victories
His Isle of Man TT racing career spanned the years from 1930 until 1950 and included three victories and several placings in the Tourist Trophy races but he also competed in the Manx Grand Prix. TT Career Summary Finishing Position 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 DNF Nunber of times 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 7
One achievement in the successful career of this baby-faced, spectacle wearing but tough Londoner stands out. In 1938, riding a works Norton, he set the first under 25-minute (24min.52.6sec) lap of the island, which represented a speed of 91mph and was not bettered for twelve years.
His first victorious appearance outside mainland short circuit racing had been while competing in the 1933 Manx Grand Prix. The following year he entered the Senior TT on a works AJS. He finished ninth and retired in the Junior race. His period with AJS gave little indication of his ability, finishing eighth in the 1935 Junior and retiring in the Senior. In 1936 he did no better, getting a ninth place in the Junior. In the Senior he rode the first AJS four-cylinder machine but there were mechanical problems and he again retired.
He left AJS and in 1937 entered the Senior with his own Steve Lancefield (his brother-in-law) tuned three-year-old Norton which at least brought him slightly more success with fifth place. He also managed fifth in the Junior. In addition he had beaten Stanley Woods at Donington and Crystal Palace. That year he rode his first race on the Continent, the Dutch TT, and finished second. The Norton factory, or more specifically, Joe Craig, then decided to offer him a team place for the 1938 season in which he won the Senior race and set that record lap. However, it was only over the last few miles that he managed to overtake Stanley Woods.
He volunteered for Second World War service but, ironically, was rejected on the grounds of poor eyesight. So he served in the Home Guard. When the war ended he continued with Norton, winning the Senior races of 1947 and 1949 while also riding well on the Continent and successfully on domestic short circuits, most notably Donington. His career came to a close in 1950 when he made his last appearance on the island, finishing third in the Junior race quite a distance behind the emerging new star of the sport, Geoff Duke, who himself finished behind Artie Bell. On retirement he became a Norton dealer in Forest Hill, London.
Die Federbett-Norton
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Rennsiege
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Bearbeiten- ↑ Ahead of the Game / Supercharged V4 AJS on test. In: Classic Racer magazine. Nr. 121. Mortons Media Group (Horncastle, Lincolnshire UK), ISSN 1470-4463, S. 34–40.
- ↑ MCB TTraces (Retrieved 1 November 2006]
- ↑ a b Harold Daniell Isle of Man TT results. iomtt.com, abgerufen am 10. Dezember 2011.
- ↑ a b Harold Daniell. Abgerufen am 3. Januar 2009.
Kategorie:Mann
Kategorie:Motorrad-Rennfahrer (Vereinigtes Königreich)
Kategorie:Geboren 1909
Kategorie:Gestorben 1967
| Personendaten | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniell, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVNAMEN | Daniell, Harold L. |
| KURZBESCHREIBUNG | britischer Motorradrennfahrer |
| GEBURTSDATUM | 20. Oktober 1909 |
| STERBEDATUM | 19. Januar 1967 |