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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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 Senior TT was red-flagged due to the career-ending accident of Jamie Hamilton. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] John McGuinness won the re-started race, his 23rd, and, as of 2023, last victory at the Isle of Man TT. The event was marred by the death of 32 year-old French rider Franck Petricola during qualifying.
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 ...
Dave Molyneux (born 21 November 1963 in Douglas, Isle of Man) is a Manx chassis engineer who has built Sidecar motorcycles after having finished an accomplished career as a rider in the class. He is the most successful Sidecar competitor in the history of the Isle of Man TT races, achieving 17 TT victories and 30 podium finishes.
The 1997 Isle of Man TT was the 91st edition of the event. Phillip McCallen was the only rider to win multiple races, taking three, including the marquee Senior TT. He brought his TT win tally to 11 at the event. McCallen had a high speed crash at Quarry Bends during the Lightweight TT, but he was fine, and won the Junior TT two days later. [1]