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List Of Snaefell Mountain Course Fatal Accidents
This list is of fatal accidents on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races, Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT races."The Quick and the Dead", ''The Times'', Saturday Supplement, June 1990 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.''TT Pioneers – Early Car Racing in the Isle of Man'', pages 103 & 104 Robert Kelly, Mercury Asset Management (1996) (1st Edition) The Manx Experience, The Alden Press 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 Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, or TT Course, when used for motorcycle racing. Victor Surridge was the first fatality on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, after an accident at Glen Helen during practice for the 1911 Isle of Man TT races. This was possibly the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snaefell Mountain Course Competitor Fatalities By Year
Snaefell ( on, snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – ( gv, Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than on the Isle of Man, at above sea level. The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communications masts. Views It is a well-known saying in the Isle of Man that on a clear day six kingdoms can be seen from the top: the Isle of Man, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Heaven. Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of Manannán (or the sea). The plaque at the summit indicates the directions of five points from Snaefell as well as their distances: * to the Mull of Galloway (Scotland) * to Scafell (England) * to the Mountains of Mourne (Northern Ireland) * to Liverpool (England) * to Dublin (Republic of Ireland) (For some reason, Wales is absent from the plaque). While highly dependent on weather conditions and visibility, all of the four countries of the United Kingdom can be seen from the summit of Snaefell. This inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
