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At the Isle of Man TT, Jefferies was the first rider to lap in excess of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) and the first to win three races during the week-long festival for three consecutive years. [2] He also set the absolute lap record for the Isle of Man TT course during the 2002 Senior TT at 17min 47sec, an average speed of 127.29 miles per ...
Joey Dunlop. William Joseph Dunlop OBE (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000) was a Northern Irish motorcyclist from Ballymoney, County Antrim, who was noted for his performances at the Isle of Man TT. In 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland's greatest-ever sports star. Dunlop lies second on the list of all-time victories at the Isle of Man TT Races ...
This was possibly the first death in the Isle of Manof a person in a motorcycle or road vehicle crash. [3] The deadliest year was 2005, when 11 people died; three riders and one marshal died during the June race, and six riders and one course bystander died during the Manx Grand Prix in August/September 2005.
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 ...
Douglas, Isle of Man. Course. Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. 37.733 mi (60.725 km) The 2022 Isle of Man TT was held between 29 May and 10 June 2022, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. It was the first Isle of Man TT event since 2019. [1] The event was broadcast live for the first time in its 115-year existence on the new TT+ online service.
Steve Hislop. Robert Steven Hislop (11 January 1962 – 30 July 2003) was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, was the British 250cc Champion (1990) and lifted the British Superbike championship on two occasions (1995 and 2002). Hislop died when piloting his Robinson R44 helicopter in July 2003.
SPECIAL REPORT : Six lives were claimed in last year’s event. 265 motorbike riders have died on the mountain course. So, what triggers riders to risk it all year-on-year? Kieran Jackson travels ...
Guy Martin (born 4 November 1981) is a British former motorcycle racer and heavy vehicle mechanic who became a television presenter. [ 2 ] He retired from motorcycle racing in July 2017. Martin started racing in 1998 and in 2004 competed on a road circuit for the first time at the Isle of Man TT. [ 3 ] He has a total of 17 podium finishes at TT ...