What key details about freddie dixon can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: frederick william dixon -lrb- 21 april 1892 -- 4 november 1956 -rrb- was an english motorcycle racer and racing car driver . the designer of the motorcycle and banking sidecar system , he was also one of the few motorsport competitors to have been successful on two , three and four wheels . he was twice awarded the brdc gold star for car racing . dixon , who had the nickname '' flying freddie '' , was born at stockton-on-tees , county durham , england , one of eight children of john and martha dixon -lrb- nee agar -rrb- . after leaving school at the age of thirteen he was employed in a cycle shop but soon moved on to work in a local garage . he acquired his first motorcycle in 1909 and within a year was competing in speed and hill climb events . his first isle of man tt race was in 1912 on a '' cleveland precision '' motorcycle but the machine was not up to the challenge . during world war i dixon spent four years in the army service corps and finished with the rank of staff sergeant . after war service he went into business for himself at park garage , linthorpe road , middlesbrough . during this time he gained many placings in the isle of man tt races in various categories throughout 1921 , 1923 , 1924 , 1926 and 1927 . dixon was quite an expert at motorcycle and sidecar racing , culminating in first place in the 1923 isle on man tt with passenger thomas walter denney on a douglas fitted with his banking sidecar system and three-wheel disc brakes . his design leaned the sidecar following the motorcycle direction around the race circuit bends , and was operated by the passenger moving a large lever attached to the sidecar chassis , as was the sidecar brake . his victory in 1927 was on an hrd machine as a factory rider , becoming the first man to win both a sidecar and solo race at the isle of man tt . he retired from motorcycle racing in 1928 . in 1932 he appeared on the car racing scene and quickly became renowned for his independently prepared riley cars . his achievements in racing cars is as impressive...
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- caption is dixon flat-tank ' douglas banking sidecar outfit with front disc brake at the controls of his 1923 tt-winning '- death date is 4 november 1956- birth date is 21 april 1892- name is freddie dixon- nationality is british- image is file : freddie dixon.jpg