Sydney Harold Jensen (13 November 1922 – 22 July 1999) was a
Grand Prix motorcycle and
auto racer from New Zealand.
Racing career
Jensen's best result in motorcycle racing was at the
1949 Isle of Man TT
The 1949 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first round of the Grand Prix World Championship that was held in the Isle of Man.
At the FICM (later known as ''FIM'') meeting in London near the end of 1948, it was decided there would be a moto ...
when he placed fifth in the
Senior TT
The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the wiktionary:blue ribbon, blue r ...
.
He later moved to
auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
, finishing second to
Bruce McLaren
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . McLaren was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Champ ...
in the New Zealand Gold Star Championship in 1959.
Jensen won the New Zealand Gold Star Championship in 1960.
Career statistics
By season
References
External links
Syd Jensen on MotoGP.com
1922 births
1999 deaths
New Zealand motorcycle racers
500cc World Championship riders
350cc World Championship riders
Isle of Man TT riders
New Zealand racing drivers
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