Jimmie Guthrie

Jimmie Guthrie (born 1897, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland—died 1937, near Chemnitz, Germany) was a Scottish motorcycle-racing champion who won the Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man six times. He thought he had won a seventh in 1935 until a recalculation of times revealed he had lost by four seconds. He set several world records during his career, including the world one-hour mark of 114.092 mph (1935). Two years later, he won the European championships...