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Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett Trial and originally was restricted to touring automobiles. As the UK Motor Car Act 1903 placed a speed restriction of 20 mph (32 km/h) on cars within the United Kingdom, the Secretary of the Automobile Club of Britain and Ireland approached the authorities in the Isle of Man to seek permission to race cars on public roads. [5]
In the 1934 Isle of Man TT Lightweight Race, Syd Crabtree, a previous race winner, went over the edge in fog here and was killed. [54] Fatal accident of Gilberto Parlotti, race-leader of a 1972 Isle of Man TT race, [55] contributed to the demise of Isle of Man TT being used for world championship races. [56] [57] The Bungalow 30.93
The Billown Circuit is a motorcycle road-race course used for the Southern 100, the Pre-TT Classic races and the National Road Races meetings near Castletown on the Isle of Man. Racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
The first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was named the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy. [6] The event was organised by the Auto-Cycle Club over 10 laps of the Isle of Man St John's Short Course of 15 miles 1,470 yards for road-legal 'touring' motorcycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mudguards.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 16:43, 16 September 2008: 549 × 669 (1.04 MB): Dankarran {{openstreetmap|name=Isle of Man}} {{Information |Description={{en|1= Overview map of the Isle of Man from OpenStreetMap project with the Snaefell mountain course course highlighted.
A18 Snaefell Mountain Road – The Isle of Man has been a leading motorsport destination since 1904, when racing was legalized on public roads. This 15-mile route between Douglas and Ramsey is the motorcycle-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) and the Manx Grand Prix.
The TT Grandstand including the startline, pit lane, re-fuellers, merchandising, scoreboard and paddocks for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races is situated on the A2 Glencrutchery Road, in the town of Douglas, Isle of Man. [3] Former racer James Whitham (centre right with nozzle over his shoulder) as part of a 2012 TT refuelling crew
English: Topographic map in English of the Isle of Man. Note : The shaded relief is a raster image embedded in the SVG. Français : Carte topographique en anglais de l' Île de Man .