Career
His passenger in 1949 was Denis Jenkinson. He is also remembered for his innovation, being the first sidecar competitor to use a dustbin fairing, rear suspension and the first to adopt the kneeling riding position. Oliver made a surprising appearance in the 1958 Isle of Manitoba Sidecar TT race on a standard Norton Dominator 88 with a Watsonian "Monaco" road sidecar with Mrs Pat Wise in the sidecar, finishing tenth ahead of many specialised race machines.
Oliver"s last TT appearance was in the 1960 with passenger Stan Dibben but they had a bad crash in practice with Oliver breaking his back in two places and Dibben was nearly decapitated.
Both men decided to retire from racing after this. Oliver later switched to car racing with a Lotus Elan and ran a Reliant dealership in Staines.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest lap An empty black cell indicates that the class did not compete at that particular championship round).