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  2. List of Isle of Man TT Mountain Course fatalities - Wikipedia

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    The deadliest year was 2005, when 10 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. Since 1937, the only "deathless" Isle of Man TT’s happened in 1982 and 2024.

  3. List of rider deaths in motorcycle racing - Wikipedia

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    Listed are fatalities of riders in the World Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Championship races since its foundation in 1949. In total, 104 riders have died from incidents that occurred at Grand Prix motorcycle racing events, with Ben Drinkwater being the first in 1949. Three riders died in the 1940s; twenty-nine in the 1950s; twenty-seven in the ...

  4. Isle of Man TT - Wikipedia

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    Between 1907 and 2023, there have been 156 fatalities during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course, and 269 total fatalities (this number includes the riders killed during the Manx Grand Prix, and Clubman TT race series of the late 1940s/1950s).

  5. 2022 Isle of Man TT - Wikipedia

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    Two riders died in the Supersport class, second-time TT participant Mark Purslow in practice and the experienced Davy Morgan during the first Supersport TT. [6] Four riders died in the Sidecar class in 2 different accidents, newcomers Cesar Chanal and Olivier Lavorel in race 1, [7] and the father and son duo of Roger and Bradley Stockton in ...

  6. 1986 Isle of Man TT - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Dan Kneen - Wikipedia

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    On 30 May 2018, during qualifying practice for the 2018 Isle of Man TT, [127] Kneen died after an accident at the Churchtown section of the circuit, 22 miles (35.2 km) into the lap. [128] As a result, Kneen became the 147th competitor to be killed at the Mountain Course during an Isle of Man TT meeting, [ 129 ] and the 256th competitor when ...

  8. David Jefferies - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Joey Dunlop - Wikipedia

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    After his death, the Joey Dunlop Foundation was established to provide accommodation for disabled visitors to the Isle of Man. Dunlop's legacy includes the "Joey Dunlop Cup," awarded to the most successful rider at the annual TT races, and several memorials and statues in his honour.