Old Bike Australasia – July 21, 2019

OLD BIKE AUSTRALASIA: 31

A short life

In 1957, Roger Barker, originally from the NSW country town of Mudgee, achieved

his lifetime ambition to compete at the Isle of Man. He did so with distinction,

finishing the incredibly gruelling eight-lap Senior TT in tenth place, after nearly

three and a half hours of racing, and averaging an impressive 90.79 mph.

ROGER BARKER

Roger Barker

StoryJim Scaysbrook PhotosCharles Rice, Keith Bryen, OBA archives.

Achieving a life’s ambition: Roger Barker

pushes off in the 1957 Isle of Man Junior TT.