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This list is of fatal crashes on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races, Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT races. [1] 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 ]
1951 Isle of Man TT: 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course: Rudge: Practice [4] John Wenman (UK) June 4, 1951: 1951 Isle of Man TT: 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course: Norton: Race [5] Chris Horn (UK) June 8, 1951: 1951 Isle of Man TT: 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course: Norton: Race [6] Dario Ambrosini (ITA) July 14, 1951: 1951 French ...
It recommenced with the Manx Grand Prix in 1946 and the Isle of Man TT in 1947, with a greatly expanded format that included the new Clubman's TT races. The Isle of Man TT became part of the FIM Motor-cycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP) as the British round of the World Motor-Cycling Championship during the period 1949–1976.
The motorcycle TT Course is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the separate event of the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling for the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT Races held in September of each year. [2] The start-line for the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course is located on Glencrutchery Road in the City of Douglas, Isle of ...
The 2023 Isle of Man TT was held between Monday 29 May and Saturday 10 June, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.. The event was marked by the high profile absences of possible podium contenders Lee Johnston [1] and Nathan Harrison [2] due to injury, multiple TT winner Ian Hutchinson [3] due to a stroke, Gary Johnson, the 2 time winner crashed badly in Horice Czech Republic meaning he was ...
Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The 1986 Isle of Man TT was held from 31 May to 6 June 1986 on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. The weather severely disrupted the programme, shaking up the races and producing some unexpected, but worthy, wins. [1] Four riders died: Ian Ogden and Alan Jarvis in training and Andy Cooper in the ...
The 2003 Isle of Man TT was the 96th edition of the event. It was marred by the high-profile death of outright lap record holder and nine-time TT winner David Jefferies during practice. [ 1 ] Jefferies crashed at around 180 mph (290 km/h) at Crosby , due to a patch of oil that was not signalled by the marshals. [ 2 ]
The 1972 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were held between 5–9 June 1972. [1] It was the fifth round of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP ). A fatal accident this year led, some years later, to the end of the Isle of Man TT as a FIM championship race.