Derek Minter
Derek Minter (27 April 1932 – 2 January 2015) was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle and short-circuit road racer. A versatile rider, he rode a variety of machinery between 1955 and 1967 at increasing levels of expertise and in varying capacities and classes. His best season was in 1958 when he finished the year in fifth place in the 500cc world championship. In 1960, Minter won the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland. In 1962, he won the Isle of Man 250cc Lightweight TT
The Early Days
Derek Minter was an electrician who worked evenings and weekends as a farm labourer to earn the extra money needed to buy his first bike in 1948, a 350cc BSA which he also used for trials riding.
After National Service in the Royal Air Force, Minter worked for motorcycle dealer Ray Hallet at Hallets of Canterbury.
Hallet had been a road race and grass track rider and Minter accompanied him to the Isle of Man as his mechanic for the Manx Grand Prix. Hallet provided Minter with a CB34 500cc BSA Gold Star which was prepared for racing and stripped of unnecessary weight, but retained the standard, roadster-based equipment and had no race fairing
Minter, Derek Filmography
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2010, role: actor , character name: Jay Powers
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2010, role: actor , character name: Delivery Man
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2009, role: actor , character name: Jimmy
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2005, role: actor , character name: Charles Watson
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2001, role: actor , character name: Rex
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1998, role: actor , character name: Irritating Employee
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1998, role: actor , character name: Phone Guy
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1998, role: actor , character name: Paul
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