▁his ▁brothers ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁canal ▁as ▁children . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁International ▁motor cycle ▁rac er ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁r iding ▁in ▁the ▁Derby shire ▁hills . ▁M ell ors ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁ 1 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁ 2 1 , ▁so ▁he ▁li ed ▁about ▁his ▁age . ▁After ▁ 7 ▁months ▁they ▁got ▁married . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁when ▁M ell ors ▁became ▁a ▁works ▁r ider ▁for ▁Vel oc ette , ▁they ▁moved ▁south ▁to ▁Sh ir ley ▁near ▁B irmingham . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters ▁Glad ys ▁and ▁Joan . ▁ ▁Racing ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁M ell ors ▁came ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁Man x ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁on ▁a ▁P & M ▁Pan ther . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁M ell ors ▁had ▁a ▁French ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ 2 5 0   cc ▁win . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁M ell ors ▁won ▁the ▁French ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ 3 5 0   cc ▁class . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁M ell ors ▁won ▁the ▁French ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ 3 5 0   cc ▁and ▁ 5 0 0   cc ▁classes . ▁ ▁After ▁initially ▁r iding ▁in ▁the ▁T T ▁races , ▁M ell ors ▁started ▁r iding ▁in ▁Cont inental ▁events , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁of