List of Billown Course fatal accidents
Fatal accidents on the Billown Course, Castletown, Isle of Man during the Southern 100, and the Races.
List of fatal accidents involving competitors[]
| No | Rider | Date | Place | Race | Event | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maurice A.Bowdery
|
10 July 1958[1] | Castletown Corner | Junior | ||
| 2 |  Tom Swindlehurst
|
9 July 1964 | Senior | 500cc Norton | ||
| 3 | Graham Naylor
|
July 1970 | Williams Corner | Senior | ||
| 4 | Mike Pepper
|
July 1973 | Great Meadow | |||
| 5 |  Jim Farlowe
|
9 July 1974 | Church Bends | |||
| 6 | Tony Dickinson
|
15 July 1981 | Billown Dip (Black hole) | 250 Race | 247 Yamaha (F) | |
| 7 |  Graham Williams
|
July 1983 | Church Bends | |||
| 8 |  John Tawse
|
July 1985 | Church Bends | Practice | 250cc Rotax | |
| 9 | Steve Taylor
|
10 July 1988 | Great Meadow | Solo Championship | ||
| 10 |  Andy Bassett
|
July 1991 | Billown Dip | Practice | 350cc Yamaha | |
| 11 | Roger Allen
|
2 June 1992 | Ballakeighan Corner | Vintage Classic Race | 498cc Triumph[2] | |
| 12 | Michael Bellerby
|
30 May 1995 | Ballanorris | Senior Classic Race | ||
| 13 | Matthew Wood
|
30 May 1995 | Ballanorris | Senior Classic Race | ||
| 14 | Rob Harrison
|
18 July 1994 | Iron Gate | |||
| 15 | Graham Hayne
|
July 1996 | Great Meadow | Practice | 600cc Yamaha | |
| 16 | Michael Craig
|
July 1996 | Great Meadow | Practice | 600cc Yamaha | |
| 17 | Dave Pinkerton
|
July 1996 | Great Meadow | Practice | 350cc Yamaha | |
| 18 | Gavin Lee
|
13 July 1999 | Williams Corner | 250cc Yamaha[3] | ||
| 19 | Marc McDonald
|
13 July 1999 | Williams Corner | 600cc Kawasaki[3] | ||
| 20 | Andy Brown
|
9 July 2003 | Ballawhetstone | 600cc — Ireson Yamaha[4] | ||
| 21 | John Dowling
|
9 July 2003 | Ballawhetstone | (Sidecar Passenger) |
600cc — Ireson Yamaha[4] | |
| 22 | Tony Smith
|
25 May 2006 | Iron Gate | Practice | ||
| 23 | Barry Pepperrell
|
25 May 2006 | Iron Gate | (Sidecar Passenger) |
Practice | |
| 24 | Phillip Dongworth
|
14 July 2009[5] | Ballanorris | Practice | 600cc Ireson Honda[6] | |
| 25 | David Jukes
|
8 July 2013 | Ballakeighan Corner | Practice | 600cc Yamaha | |
| 26 | Mark Madsen-Mygdal
|
11 July 2013[7] | Castletown Stadium | 600cc Race B | 600cc Yamaha | |
| 27 | Paul Thomas
|
11 July 2013[8] | Osbourne's | (Sidecar Passenger) |
Sidecar Championship Race | 600c Baker Yamaha[9] |
| 28 | Dean Martin
|
28 May 2016[10] | Billown Dip | 2016 Pre-TT Classic | Practice | |
| 29 | James Cowton
|
12 July 2018[11] | Stadium Bends | 2018 Southern 100 | 600cc Challenge Race | 600cc Kawasaki |
Sources[]
- ^ Isle of Man Weekly Times page 8 dated 11 July 1958
- ^ The 1992 Southern 100 TT Classic Solo & Sidecar Racing — Official Programme page 18 Southern 100 MCRC Ltd (1992) Quine & Cubbon Ltd
- ^ a b Southern 100 Motorcycle & Sidecar Racing — Official Programme 1999 page 30 Southern 100 MCRC Ltd (1999) Quine & Cubbon Ltd
- ^ a b Southern 100 Motorcycle & Sidecar Racing — Official Programme 2003 page 6 Southern 100 MCRC Ltd (2003) Quine & Cubbon Ltd
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner page 5 dated 28 July 2009
- ^ Southern 100 Race Guide 2009 page 32 (2009) Southern 100 MCRC Ltd Quine & Cubbon Ltd
- ^ Isle of Man Courier – Roieder Ellan Vannin page 1 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnson Press Publishing – Sheffield Web 12 July 2013
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner – Brialtagh Ellan Vannin page 11 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnson Press Publishing – Sheffield Web 15–21 July 2013
- ^ Southern 100 International Road Races 2013 Southern 100 MCRC Ltd (2013) Quine & Cubbon Ltd Page 34
- ^ Isle of Man Classic TT 2016: Rider dies in practice race BBC News, Isle of Man, 28 May 2016, Retrieved 29 May 2016
- ^ Southern 100: James Cowton killed in crash BBC Sport, Motorbikes, 12 July 2018, Retrieved 13 July 2018
See also[]
- Isle of Man TT Races
- Manx Grand Prix
- Clypse Course
- St. John's Short Course
- List of Snaefell Mountain Course fatal accidents
Categories:
- Motorsport in the Isle of Man
- Lists of motorsport fatalities
- Motorcycle sport lists