▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 5 0   cc ▁European ▁Championship . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁Excel si or ▁motor cycle ▁company ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁war ▁broke ▁out , ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁D - Day ▁land ings ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Mechan ical ▁Engine ers ▁( RE ME ). ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁a ▁career ▁followed ▁with ▁Gir ling ▁Ltd ▁as ▁sales ▁engineer ▁supp lying ▁susp ension ▁units ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Motor cycle ▁industry ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁regularly ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁T T ▁races ▁accomp any ing ▁the ▁Gir ling ▁racing ▁department ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁motor cycle ▁industry ▁but ▁also ▁helping ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁sport ▁that ▁he ▁loved . ▁" Ty rell " ▁took ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁first ▁Cov entry ▁Par ade ▁– ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cov entry – B irmingham – C ov entry ▁V eter an ▁Motor cycle ▁Run ▁– ▁was ▁held . ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 1 ▁entries , ▁including ▁" H . G . ▁T yr rell ▁( s ic .) ▁Smith , ▁successful ▁T T ▁r ider ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 3 0 s " ▁ ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁T T ▁Race ▁career ▁▁ ▁D NF ▁in ▁