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Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the [[Gordon Bennett Car Trials]] and were originally restricted to touring automobiles. As the Motor Car Act of 1903 an Act of Parliament placed a speed restriction of 20 mph on automobiles the Secretary of the Automobile Car Club of Britain and Ireland approached the authorities in the Isle of Man for the permission to race automobiles on public roads.<ref>''Island Racer'' 2004 pp 112-113</ref> The Highways (Light Locomotive) Act 1904 gave permission in the Isle of Man for the 52.15 mile [[Highlands Course]] for the 1904 Gordon Bennett Car Trial. | Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the [[Gordon Bennett Car Trials]] and were originally restricted to touring automobiles. As the Motor Car Act of 1903 an Act of Parliament placed a speed restriction of 20 mph on automobiles the Secretary of the Automobile Car Club of Britain and Ireland approached the authorities in the Isle of Man for the permission to race automobiles on public roads.<ref>''Island Racer'' 2004 pp 112-113</ref> The Highways (Light Locomotive) Act 1904 gave permission in the Isle of Man for the 52.15 mile [[Highlands Course]] for the 1904 Gordon Bennett Car Trial. | ||
For the 1905 Gordon Bennett Car event it was decided to run a trial for motor-cycles the day after for a team to represent Great Britain in the International Motor-Cycle Cup Races. An accident at [[Ramsey Hairpin]] forced-out one of the pre-race favourites and the inability of the motor-cycle competitors to climb the steep Mountain Section of the course forced the organisers to use a 25 mile section of the Gordon Bennett Trial course. This ran from Douglas south to Castletown and then north to | For the 1905 Gordon Bennett Car event it was decided to run a trial for motor-cycles the day after for a team to represent Great Britain in the International Motor-Cycle Cup Races. An accident at [[Ramsey Hairpin]] forced-out one of the pre-race favourites and the inability of the motor-cycle competitors to climb the steep Mountain Section of the course forced the organisers to use a 25 mile section of the Gordon Bennett Trial course. This ran from Douglas south to Castletown and then north to Ballacraine along the A3 primary road, but returned to the start at Douglas via Colby and Glen Vine along the current [[Snaefell mountain course]] in the reverse direction. The event was won by J.S. Campbell in 4 hours, 9 minutes and 36 seconds.<ref>''Island Racer'' 2005 pp64</ref> | ||
During the 1906 International Cup for Motor-Cycles held in Austria, the event was plagued by accusations of cheating and sharp practices. During a conversation on the train journey home between the Secretary of the Auto-Cycle Club, Freddie Straight, [[Charlie Collier]] and [[Harry Collier]] brothers of the [[Matchless]] Motor-Cycles and the Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars lead to a suggestion for a race the following year for road touring motor-cycles based on the automobile races held in the Isle of Man on closed public roads. The new race was proposed by the Editor of "The Motor-Cycle" Magazine at the annual dinner of the Auto-Cycle Club held in London on the 17 January 1907. It was proposed that the races would run in two classes with single-cylinder machines to average 90 mpg and twin-cylinder machines to average 75 mpg fuel consumption. To emphasize the road touring nature of the motor-cycles there where regulations for saddles, pedals, mudguards and exhaust silencers. | During the 1906 International Cup for Motor-Cycles held in Austria, the event was plagued by accusations of cheating and sharp practices. During a conversation on the train journey home between the Secretary of the Auto-Cycle Club, Freddie Straight, [[Charlie Collier]] and [[Harry Collier]] brothers of the [[Matchless]] Motor-Cycles and the Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars lead to a suggestion for a race the following year for road touring motor-cycles based on the automobile races held in the Isle of Man on closed public roads. The new race was proposed by the Editor of "The Motor-Cycle" Magazine at the annual dinner of the Auto-Cycle Club held in London on the 17 January 1907. It was proposed that the races would run in two classes with single-cylinder machines to average 90 mpg and twin-cylinder machines to average 75 mpg fuel consumption. To emphasize the road touring nature of the motor-cycles there where regulations for saddles, pedals, mudguards and exhaust silencers. | ||