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The TT Course was first used as an automobile road-racing circuit for the 1908 Tourist Trophy event for racing automobiles, then known as the Four Inch Course. [2] For the 1911 Isle of Man TT race motor-cycle races, the event was moved from the St John's Short Course to the Four Inch Course by the UK Auto-Cycle Club, and became known as the ...
Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Hollaus is often credited as the only rider ...
Four riders died: Ian Ogden and Alan Jarvis in training and Andy Cooper in the Senior TT race at Ballig. Gene McDonnell died in what has been described as "the most horrific accident ever witnessed at the TT", when a horse was startled by a helicopter, jumped into the road and collided with McDonnell. Both horse and rider were killed instantly. [2]
An alumnus of Newry High School, Brown Jr. started racing at the Isle of Man TT in 1982, and won the Senior TT at his first attempt. [1] [2] In 1983, he raised the TT lap record to 116.19 mph in the Senior Classic event for machines up to 1000cc. [3] Brown also won the 350cc class at the 1983 North West 200 race in Northern Ireland. [4]
Amelia Kotze Courtesy of Amelia Kotze/Instagram Dirt bike champion Amelia Kotze has died at age 15 following a recent crash. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the tragic passing of ...
The 1971 Isle of Man TT was a motorcycle event held on 12 June 1971, on the 37-mile Snaefell Mountain course on the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. It was the third round of the F.I.M. 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season (now MotoGP ).
The 1986 Isle of Man TT was the subject of a documentary film produced by BBC Television. The documentary, entitled The Mecca of Motorcycling, featured Robinson prominently as it focused on his getting to understand the 37.73 miles of the Snaefell Mountain Course and the various idiosyncrasies involved with competing at the Isle of Man TT. [8]
Iain Hutchinson plans to compete at this year's North West 200 and Isle of Man TT road race meetings despite suffering a stroke 14 months ago.