Ray Pickrell

Raymond Pickrell was an English short-circuit motorcycle road racer who won four Isle of [Man TT] motorcycle races.
Pickrell was born in Harrow Weald, Middlesex.
During his early career, Pickrell rode for tuners/race entrants Francis Beart, Geoff Monty and Paul Dunstall.
As a member of the Triumph factory racing team, he rode the famous racing motorcycle named Slippery Sam to victories at the 1971 [Isle of Man TT|1971] and 1972 [Isle of Man TT|1972] Isle of Man TT races. Pickrell teamed with Percy Tait to win the 1971 Bol d'Or 24-hour endurance race. He died on 20 February 2006.