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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Irish motorcycle racer</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 24em; text-align: left"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger; background-color:#e2f0e8; color:#4b4b4b;">Reg Armstrong</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Reg_Armstrong.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Reg_Armstrong.JPG/220px-Reg_Armstrong.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="337" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Reg_Armstrong.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="345" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Armstrong at the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT" title="Isle of Man TT">Isle of Man TT</a> races in 1962</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Irish</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; background: transparent;"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; color:#4b4b4b; background:#e2f0e8;" class="fn">Motorcycle racing career statistics</th> </tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; color:#4b4b4b; background:#E2F0E8;" class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">Grand Prix motorcycle racing</a></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align: left;">Active years</th><td><a href="/wiki/1949_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1949</a> – <a href="/wiki/1956_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1956</a></td> </tr><tr><th style="text-align: left;">First race</th><td><a href="/wiki/1949_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1949 Isle of Man TT">1949 Isle of Man</a> 350cc <a href="/wiki/Junior_TT" title="Junior TT">Junior TT</a></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align: left;">Last race</th><td><a href="/wiki/1956_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1956</a> 500cc <a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">Nations Grand Prix</a></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align: left;">First win</th><td><a href="/wiki/1952_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1952 Isle of Man TT">1952 Isle of Man</a> 500cc <a href="/wiki/Senior_TT" title="Senior TT">Senior TT</a></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align: left;">Last win</th><td><a href="/wiki/1956_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1956</a> 500cc <a href="/wiki/German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="German motorcycle Grand Prix">West German Grand Prix</a></td></tr><tr><th style="text-align: left;">Team(s)</th><td><a href="/wiki/Velocette" title="Velocette">Velocette</a>, <a href="/wiki/AJS" title="AJS">AJS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norton_(motorcycle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norton (motorcycle)">Norton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilera" title="Gilera">Gilera</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0px"><table style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; width: 100%; background: transparent;"><tbody><tr> <th style="width: 16%;text-align:center">Starts</th> <th style="width: 16%;text-align:center">Wins</th> <th style="width: 16%;text-align:center">Podiums</th> <th style="width: 16%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Poles</a></th> <th style="width: 16%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Fastest_lap" title="Fastest lap">F. laps</a></th> <th style="width: 16%;text-align:center">Points</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center">47</td> <td style="text-align:center">7</td> <td style="text-align:center">29</td> <td style="text-align:center">0</td> <td style="text-align:center">2</td> <td style="text-align:center">129</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Harold Reginald Armstrong</b><sup id="cite_ref-Dib_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dib-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1 September 1928 – 24 November 1979<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) was an <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a> professional <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">Grand Prix</a> motorcycle <a href="/wiki/Road_racing" title="Road racing">road racer</a>. He was born in Dublin<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> to Frederick and Margery Armstrong,<sup id="cite_ref-Dib_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dib-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> grew up in <a href="/wiki/Rathfarnham" title="Rathfarnham">Rathfarnham</a> and raced for the <a href="/wiki/AJS" title="AJS">AJS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Velocette" title="Velocette">Velocette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norton_(motorcycle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norton (motorcycle)">Norton</a>, <a href="/wiki/NSU_Motorenwerke_AG" class="mw-redirect" title="NSU Motorenwerke AG">NSU</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gilera" title="Gilera">Gilera</a> factory racing teams. He then became team manager for <a href="/wiki/Honda" title="Honda">Honda</a>'s racing team in <a href="/wiki/1962_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1962</a> and <a href="/wiki/1963_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1963</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his lifetime a sales agent for NSU, Honda, and <a href="/wiki/Opel" title="Opel">Opel</a>. He competed in <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championships</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT" title="Isle of Man TT">Isle of Man TT</a>, usually placing highly. He died in a road accident in 1979. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_days">Early days</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reg_Armstrong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early days"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reg Armstrong was born in a nursing home at 37 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> on September 1, 1928. Armstrong did not have a privileged background but, his father started a successful motor factoring business in Dublin and supported his early motorcycle racing as much as he could. A cousin, Harry Lindsay taught him to ride during <a href="/wiki/The_Emergency_(Ireland)" title="The Emergency (Ireland)">the Emergency</a> (as <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> was referred to in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>) and both rode 16H Nortons. Both joined the Irish <a href="/wiki/Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Defence Forces (Ireland)">Defence Forces</a>, with the petrol ration a prime consideration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Racing_career">Racing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reg_Armstrong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Racing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1946, Armstrong rode a pre-war <a href="/wiki/Norton_Manx" title="Norton Manx">Norton Manx</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Bangor_Castle" title="Bangor Castle">Bangor Castle</a> races in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. His was fifth in his second race, a handicap event, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mid-Antrim_150&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mid-Antrim 150 (page does not exist)">Mid-Antrim 150</a>, and then failed to finish at the <a href="/wiki/Skerries_100" title="Skerries 100">Skerries 100</a>. He put in an entry for the 1946 Manx but was refused as his 18th birthday was on the same day as the race. He borrowed a 500 cc engine and put it into his Norton, and entered the 1947 Senior Manx race without success. </p><p>In the 1948 Skerries 100 he rode a Tom Arter <a href="/wiki/AJS_7R" title="AJS 7R">AJS 7R</a> to success, boosting his confidence enough to purchase a <a href="/wiki/Triumph_Engineering_Co_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Triumph Engineering Co Ltd">Triumph</a> GP, with the help of his cousin Harry. He set fastest lap at the <a href="/wiki/Cookstown_100" class="mw-redirect" title="Cookstown 100">Cookstown 100</a> on that Triumph, at 74.79 mph, and at the 1949 Cookstown 100 raised it to 75.84 mph.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/AJS" title="AJS">AJS</a> soon invited him to ride an <a href="/wiki/AJS_Porcupine" title="AJS Porcupine">AJS Porcupine</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ansty,_Warwickshire" title="Ansty, Warwickshire">Ansty</a>, and he managed to come fourth. AJS then signed him for the inaugural <a href="/wiki/1949_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season</a>. Armstrong took fourth in the <a href="/wiki/1949_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">Swiss Grand Prix</a>, fifth at Belgium, fifth in the Netherlands, third at the <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">Ulster Grand Prix</a>, sixth at <a href="/wiki/Autodromo_Nazionale_Monza" class="mw-redirect" title="Autodromo Nazionale Monza">Monza</a>, and crashed at <a href="/wiki/Silverstone_Circuit" title="Silverstone Circuit">Silverstone</a>. <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Frith" title="Freddie Frith">Freddie Frith</a> was 350 cc <a href="/wiki/List_of_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_World_Champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions">world champion</a>, with Armstrong finishing in second. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/1950_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1950 Isle of Man TT">1950 Isle of Man TT</a> Armstrong came sixth in the <a href="/wiki/Senior_TT" title="Senior TT">Senior TT</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Velocette" title="Velocette">Velocette</a>. He came sixth in the 500 cc class, and seventh in the 350 cc class for the <a href="/wiki/1951_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1951 Grand Prix World Championship</a>, and was then offered a place for the <a href="/wiki/1952_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1952 season</a> on the Norton team. Armstrong won his first ride for Norton, the 500 cc class in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leinster_200&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leinster 200 (page does not exist)">Leinster 200</a>. He then won the German Grand Prix, and the Isle of Man Senior TT. It was Armstrong's most successful season so far, coming third in the 500 cc 1952 World Championship, and second in the 350 cc.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Republic of Ireland, Reg was now the agent for NSU and Honda. From <a href="/wiki/1953_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1953</a> to <a href="/wiki/1955_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1955</a>, Armstrong rode successfully for Gilera and NSU. In 1953 he came second on a Gilera in the 500 cc class, and second in the 250 cc class on an NSU. In the <a href="/wiki/1954_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1954</a> he came fifth on a Gilera in the 500 cc class, and ninth in the 250 cc class on an NSU. In 1955 he came second on a Gilera in the 500 cc class. In the <a href="/wiki/1956_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season</a> he came fifth on a Gilera in the 500 cc class, but growing business interests demanded more of his time and he announced his retirement from motorcycle racing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post_racing_career">Post racing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reg_Armstrong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post racing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1962, Honda asked Armstrong to become their racing team manager. They won three World Championships that year and two more the following year. By now, however, Armstrong's <a href="/wiki/Ringsend" title="Ringsend">Ringsend</a> plant ceased assembling NSUs and changed over to <a href="/wiki/Opel" title="Opel">Opels</a>, Armstrong now being the Irish agent for them. In 1964 Reg tried his hand at car racing driving with limited success. He became a good clay pigeon shooter, representing Ireland in the 1978 World Championships, held in Korea. </p><p>On 24 November 1979 the 51-year-old Reg died in an accident outside <a href="/wiki/Avoca,_County_Wicklow" title="Avoca, County Wicklow">Avoca</a> while returning to his <a href="/wiki/Ashford,_County_Wicklow" title="Ashford, County Wicklow">Ashford</a> home.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dib_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dib-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is buried in <a href="/wiki/Enniskerry" title="Enniskerry">Enniskerry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dib_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dib-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motorcycle_Grand_Prix_results">Motorcycle Grand Prix results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reg_Armstrong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Motorcycle Grand Prix results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1949 point system </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Position</b> </td> <td width="20">1 </td> <td width="20">2 </td> <td width="20">3 </td> <td width="20">4 </td> <td width="20">5 </td> <td width="60"><small>Fastest lap</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Points</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Points system from 1950 to 1968 </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Position</b> </td> <td width="20">1 </td> <td width="20">2 </td> <td width="20">3 </td> <td width="20">4 </td> <td width="20">5 </td> <td width="20">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Points</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>5 best results were counted until 1955. </p><p>(<a href="/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend" title="Template:Motorsport driver results legend">key</a>) (Races in <i>italics</i> indicate fastest lap) </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Class </th> <th>Team </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>Points </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Wins </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1949_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1949</a> </th> <th>350cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AJS" title="AJS">AJS</a> </th> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1949 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>5</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Dutch_TT" title="1949 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>6</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>18 </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><b>2nd</b> </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AJS" title="AJS">AJS</a> </th> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1949 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>7</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Dutch_TT" title="1949 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1949 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <th>– </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1950_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1950</a> </th> <th>350cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Velocette" title="Velocette">Velocette</a> </th> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1950_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1950 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>NC</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1950_Dutch_TT" title="1950 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>5</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1950_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1950_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <th>5th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Velocette" title="Velocette">Velocette</a> </th> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1950_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1950 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>6</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Dutch_TT" title="1950 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1950 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <th>17th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1951_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1951</a> </th> <th>350cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company" title="Norton Motorcycle Company">Norton</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><i><a href="/wiki/1951_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a></i><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1951_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1951 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>23</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="French motorcycle Grand Prix">FRA</a><br /><small>5</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>5</small> </td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <th>7th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company" title="Norton Motorcycle Company">Norton</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1951_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1951_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1951 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>NC</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="French motorcycle Grand Prix">FRA</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <th>6th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1952_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1952</a> </th> <th>350cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company" title="Norton Motorcycle Company">Norton</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1952 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Dutch_TT" title="1952 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>1</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>24 </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><b>2nd</b> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company" title="Norton Motorcycle Company">Norton</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1952_Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1952 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>1</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Dutch_TT" title="1952 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>1</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>6</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1952_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>5</small> </td> <td> </td> <td>22 </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><b>3rd</b> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/1953_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1953</a> </th> <th>125cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/NSU_Motorenwerke_AG" class="mw-redirect" title="NSU Motorenwerke AG">NSU</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1953 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td>4 </td> <th>9th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>250cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/NSU_Motorenwerke_AG" class="mw-redirect" title="NSU Motorenwerke AG">NSU</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1953 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>1</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>1</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td>23 </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><b>2nd</b> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Gilera" title="Gilera">Gilera</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/1953_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1953 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><i><a href="/wiki/French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="French motorcycle Grand Prix">FRA</a></i><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td>24 </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><b>2nd</b> </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1954_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1954</a> </th> <th>250cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/NSU_Motorenwerke_AG" class="mw-redirect" title="NSU Motorenwerke AG">NSU</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="French motorcycle Grand Prix">FRA</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/1954_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1954 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <th>9th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Gilera" title="Gilera">Gilera</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="French motorcycle Grand Prix">FRA</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1954_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1954 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>4</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_TT" title="Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix">SUI</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><a href="/wiki/Italian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Italian motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>5</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td>13 </td> <th>5th </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1955_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" title="1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">1955</a> </th> <th>500cc </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Gilera" title="Gilera">Gilera</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><a href="/wiki/1955_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix">ESP</a><br /><small>1</small> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><a href="/wiki/1955_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix">FRA</a><br /><small>3</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1955_Isle_of_Man_TT" title="1955 Isle of Man TT">IOM</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1955_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix">GER</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1955_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix">BEL</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1955_Dutch_TT" title="1955 Dutch TT">NED</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1955_Ulster_Grand_Prix" title="1955 Ulster Grand Prix">ULS</a><br /><small>-</small> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;"><a href="/wiki/1955_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="1955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix">NAT</a><br /><small>2</small> </td> <td> 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.cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dib.ie/biography/armstrong-harold-reginald-reg-a0218">"Armstrong, Harold Reginald ('Reg')"</a>. <i>www.dib.ie</i>. <a href="/wiki/Dictionary_of_Irish_Biography" title="Dictionary of Irish Biography">Dictionary of Irish Biography</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 February</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.dib.ie&rft.atitle=Armstrong%2C+Harold+Reginald+%28%27Reg%27%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dib.ie%2Fbiography%2Farmstrong-harold-reginald-reg-a0218&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReg+Armstrong" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCorry2021" class="citation news cs1">Corry, Jack (20 February 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/fingal/fascinating-tale-of-the-late-great-race-legend-reg/40094117.html">"Fascinating tale of the late, great race legend Reg"</a>. <i>Irish Independent</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 February</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Irish+Independent&rft.atitle=Fascinating+tale+of+the+late%2C+great+race+legend+Reg&rft.date=2021-02-20&rft.aulast=Corry&rft.aufirst=Jack&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Fregionals%2Fdublin%2Ffingal%2Ffascinating-tale-of-the-late-great-race-legend-reg%2F40094117.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReg+Armstrong" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Grand Prix</i>, 1968, p.51, (a <i><a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorcycle News">Motorcycle News</a></i> Extra publication). Accessed 5 June 2016</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.cookstown100.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4">[1]</a> Cookstown100 <i>Past Results</i> (Retrieved 5 November 2006)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Reg+Armstrong">Reg Armstrong career statistics at MotoGP.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motoring/2005/0622/1831597022MOT2HISTORY.html">[2]</a> Ireland <i>Reg Armstrong Remembered</i> (Retrieved 6 November 2006)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reg_Armstrong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Riders.aspx?ride_id=1147&filter=A">Reg Armstrong career profile</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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