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 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 Blue Riband event of the festi ...
.
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.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
, finishing second to
Bruce McLaren
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing car designer, driver, engineer, and inventor.
His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, ...
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
Profile 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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