Alec Bennett

Alec Bennett (1897&mdash;1973) was an Irish-Canadian motorcycle racer famous for motorcycle Grand Prix wins and five career wins at the Isle of Man TT Races.

Biography
A native of Craigantlet in Ireland's County Down, Alec Bennett emigrated with his parents to Canada at a very young age. He did not return to the United Kingdom until active duty with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when he served as a dispatch rider and later as fighter pilot. After racing with the works Norton team and also with the factory Sunbeam and Velocette teams, Alec Bennett retired from motor-cycle racing in the 1930s to concentrate on his motor-trade business in Southampton, Hampshire.