George E. Stanley

George Enoch Stanley (1884-1949) was a British motorcyclist who was a member of ‘The British Motorcycle Racing Club’.

History

From 1909 to 1911 he rode a Premier motorcycle then from 1911 to 1914 he rode a three and a half horsepower single cylinder Singer motorcycle and lastly he rode a Triumph. George broke the one-hour record at Brooklands race track on a Singer motorcycle in 1912, becoming the first ever rider of a 350 cc motorcycle to cover over 60 miles (97 km) in an hour. George was born in Wolverhampton, England in 1884 and died on 4 June 1949 in a cemetery in Beddgelert. George had four children named Kenneth, Victor, Graham, Roy and his second wife called Kate. His father was Enoch Stanley and George's uncle was William Stanley who set up the English football team, Coventry City. George’s nickname was ‘The Wizard’.

In 1913, there was a short newspaper article about him, it read: "George E. Stanley, Engineer, in Wolver-Hampton. - Probably- the most outstanding rider in years just preceding the war, Stanley, will long be remembered as ‘The Wizard’. By super-tuning and brilliant riding he was one of the most successful riders of 1910-1913 periods, His 350cc hour record (63.39 mph) on a Singer stood from October, 1913, to November 1920, and his 500cc hour record (72.48 mph), also on a Singer, from October 1920. He entered the competition world on a Premier".

After motorcycling career, George was a consultant of Singer and a designer. After retiring from consultancy, he moved to Beddgelert in Wales where he met Kate.

Races won Distance of 56 miles in one Hour Covered a distance of 60 miles and winning the third One Hour Senior Covered a distance of 5 miles in 4.34 minutes 1912 Brooklands Meeting - 2nd Brooklands Meeting - 1st Brooklands Time Trials - 1st Brooklands Time Trials - 1st Brooklands Three Lap Scratch Race - 2nd Brooklands Meeting - 2nd Brooklands Third Meeting - 1st Brooklands Flying Mile - 1st Brooklands Car Challenge Race - 1st Brooklands Meeting - Eighth Short Handicap - 3rd Invitation Race - 2nd All Comers Race - 1st Eight Long Motorcycle Race - 2nd Brooklands Flying Kilometre - 2nd Brooklands Flying Mile - 2nd Brooklands Junior Scratch Race - 1st Brooklands Senior Scratch Race - 1st Coventry Club's Open Hill Climb - 1st Coventry Club's Open Hill Climb - 1st. on time - 1st. on form Coventry Club's Open Hill Climb - 1st. on time Coventry Club's Open Hill Climb - 1st. on form Brooklands Junior Hour Race - 1st 1913 Brooklands 3 Lap Scratch - 1st Brooklands 3 Lap Scratch - 1st Brooklands 3 Lap Handicap - 1st Brooklands 3 Lap Handicap - 3rd Senior Lap TT - 1st Brooklands Time Trials - 1st 22 Lap Junior TT - 1st 26 Lap Senior TT - 1st 3 Lap Scratch - 1st 3 Lap Scratch - 1st 3 Lap Handicap - 1st 3 Lap Hindicap - 1st The Daily Express Motorcycle Benzol Race - 1st 10 Mile Record Race and Sealed Handicap - 1st Junior One Lap Sprint Race - 1st Five Lap A.C.U. Championship Race - 3rd Junior One Hour A.C.U. Championship Race - 1st

World records held Class "B": Flying 5 Miles Standard 10 Miles 50 Miles One Hour Class "C": Flying Kilometers Flying Mile Flying 5 Miles Standard 10 Miles 50 Miles One Hour Class "C": Flying Kilometre Flying Mile Flying 5 Miles Standard 10 Miles 50 Miles One Hour