He won the Junior 350cc and rode the same machine in the Senior race, just managing to make the final after a straw bale crash in his qualifying heat.
[1] On 19 April 1952, the WH&DCC ran The Second Ibsley Car Race Meeting, which attracted over 100 entries and made a total of over 160 starters.
[1] Later that year, a young John Surtees made his bike debut here, finishing third in his 350cc heat and fourth in the final race.
The main event was a Formule Libre race which attracted a remarkable entry including the V16 BRM in the hands of Ron Flockhart, who won at 83.48 miles per hour (134.35 km/h).
The fastest lap was set at 87.36 miles per hour (140.59 km/h) by Jimmy Stewart and Ninian Sanderson in their Ecurie Ecosse C-types.
Already a consistent performer throughout the country, he won both the main races in the Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F after a thrilling battle with Archie Scott-Brown in a Lister-Bristol.