Peter Williams
Biography
Peter Williams (27 August 1939 – 20 December 2020) was a British former professional motorcycle racer and engineer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle road racing from 1966 to 1973 as well as in British short-circuit races. The son of Jack Williams who led the Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) racing department, Williams encompassed a rare combination of talents as a proficient motorcycle racer as well as an innovative motorcycle designer. Trained in mechanical engineering, Williams was modest and soft-spoken with a studious appearance that was the antithesis of a stereotypical motorcycle racer. He pioneered the use of alloy wheels and disc brakes in motorcycle racing and was one of the first motorcycle racers to adopt the full-face helmet. The highpoint of his career came in 1973 when he won the Isle of Man Formula 750 TT race riding a motorcycle of his own design. Williams was notable for his dedication to riding the underpowered, single-cylinder Matchless G50 motorcycle on which he placed second in the Isle of Man Senior TT four times, most frequently to Giacomo Agostini and his powerful MV Agusta. After he was seriously injured in a race in 1974, he retired from competition and continued his engineering career with Cosworth and Lotus Cars.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
158 releases · 21 albums · active 1975–2024
- Other credits · 132
- Engineering · 27
- Performance · 10
- Production · 4
- Mastering · 2
Studios: Windmill Lane Studios · Slane Castle · Studio Verde · The Press House Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Antonio Forcione
- U2
- Various
- Mary Coughlan
- The Ipanemas
- Deep Purple
- Future Homosapiens
- Marcos Valle