'James Arthur Redman
MBE' (born
August 11,
1931 in
London, England) is a six-time World Champion
motorcycle road racer.
As a young man, he emigrated to
Zimbabwe, then known as
Rhodesia, where he began his racing career. He earned a factory ride with
Honda for the
1960 season. He would go on to claim four consecutive
350cc World Championships from
1962 to
1965. In 1962 and
1963 he claimed double championships winning both the 250cc and 350cc
World Championships. In
1964, he became the first rider to claim 3 Grand Prix victories in one day at the
Dutch TT.
He was also a six time
Isle of Man TT winner, taking double wins in
1963,
1964 and
1965 in the
Lightweight &
Junior TT Races. He achieved a total of 45 Grand Prix victories. He was awarded the MBE for his achievements.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
References
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