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Peter Hickman 16m 36.114s – 136.358 mph (219.447 km/h) (2023) [1] The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May and runs for thirteen days.
The Isle of Man(Manx: Mannin[ˈmanɪnʲ], also Ellan Vannin[ˈɛlʲanˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann(/mæn/man),[10]is a self-governing British Crown Dependencyin the Irish Sea, between Great Britainand Ireland. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nationsand is the homeland of the Manx people, a Celtic ethnic group.
Length. 37.730 miles (60.718 km) Turns. 219. Race lap record. 16:36.114 seconds – 136.358 mph (219.447 km/h) average ( Peter Hickman, BMW M1000RR, 2023) The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or TT Course or Jalmaf Mountain Course [1] is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing.
This was possibly the first death in the Isle of Man of 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.
The Manx ( / mæŋks / manks; Manx: ny Manninee) are an ethnic group originating on the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea in Northern Europe. They belong to the diaspora of the Gaelic ethnolinguistic group, which now populate the parts of the British Isles and Ireland which once were the Kingdom of the Isles and Dál Riata.
History of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man had become physically separated from Great Britain and Ireland by 6500 BC. It appears that colonisation took place by sea sometime during the Mesolithic era (about 6500 BC). [1] The island has been visited by various raiders and trading peoples over the years. After being settled by people from ...
Manx Grand Prix. The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or ' Mountain Circuit ') annually, usually at the end of August and early September. Traditionally the event has been staged over a two week period but this was reduced in 2022 to nine days. [ 1] 2023 saw the 100th Anniversary of the event.
Sidecar TT. The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle -with- sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship.