26 victorias en el Tourist Trophy de la Isla de Man (entre 1977 y 2000) #iomtt

3 tripletes en el TT: 1985, 1988 (F1, Senior, Junior)…
Body: 26 victorias en el Tourist Trophy de la Isla de Man (entre 1977 y 2000).

3 tripletes en el TT: 1985, 1988 (F1, Senior, Junior) y 2000 (F1, 250cc, 125cc)

5 veces Campeón del Mundo de Fórmula 1 TT (1982-1986).

13 victorias en la North West 200.

24 victorias en el Ulster GP.

15 títulos británicos e irlandeses.

31 victorias en la Southern 100.

162 victorias en otras carreras urbanas.

Pero, aparte de sus éxitos deportivos, una de las cosas que le hicieron ser una persona especial fue su faceta solidaria con los demás. Poca gente la conoce, pero fueron muchísimos los viajes en solitario a los Balcanes, con su furgoneta cargada de comida, ropa y suministros para los más necesitados, los niños que vivían en los orfanatos de una zona asolada por la guerra. Su incansable labor humanitaria fue premiada en 1996 con la Orden del Imperio Británico (OBE). Ya en 1986, la había obtenido (MBE) por su trayectoria deportiva.

#joeydunlop

MG EX135 1938 #landspeedrecord

MG EX135, 1938. A land speed record car that was fitted with a variety of engines from 2 cylinder 500cc to a 1.5 litre motor that broke multiple speed records. It became the first car with an 1100cc engine to reach 200mph. In 1951 at Bonneville Salt Flats, driven by A.T. Goldie Gardner the supercharged MG achieved 6 international and 10 American records in the 1,100cc to 1,500cc engine class. In 1952 Gardner returned to Bonneville and set 21 speed records in the same engine class as the previous year.

MG EX135 1938 #landspeedrecord

MG EX135, 1938. A land speed record car that was fitted with a variety of engines from 2 cylinder 500cc to a 1.5 litre motor that broke multiple speed records. It became the first car with an 1100cc engine to reach 200mph. In 1951 at Bonneville Salt Flats, driven by A.T. Goldie Gardner the supercharged MG achieved 6 international and 10 American records in the 1,100cc to 1,500cc engine class. In 1952 Gardner returned to Bonneville and set 21 speed records in the same engine class as the previous year.

MG EX135 1938 #landspeedrcord

MG EX135, 1938. A land speed record car that was fitted with a variety of engines from 2 cylinder 500cc to a 1.5 litre motor that broke multiple speed records. It became the first car with an 1100cc engine to reach 200mph. In 1951 at Bonneville Salt Flats, driven by A.T. Goldie Gardner the supercharged MG achieved 6 international and 10 American records in the 1,100cc to 1,500cc engine class. In 1952 Gardner returned to Bonneville and set 21 speed records in the same engine class as the previous year.

The AJS 500cc w/c Supercharged V4 of 1939 #iomtt #ulstergp

The AJS 500cc w/c Supercharged V4 of 1939 – originally developed from 1936 but plagued with reliability problems & Raced mainly by Bob Foster & Walter Rusk in the TT Senior having to stop due to overheating & both placed well down, but very Fast when trouble free – So much so at the Ulster GP, the last before WW2 one AJ Recorded the 1st 100 mph lap on the Clady Circuit leaving the Supercharged Gilera ( Which was reckoned to be the Fastest Race Bike of the period ) before having to retire with front suspension problems———– It was such a pity after the War when Supercharging was banned, as it had proved to be faster than the Gilera, but to late in the day !

#MG EX135 1938 #landspeedrecord

MG EX135, 1938. A land speed record car that was fitted with a variety of engines from 2 cylinder 500cc to a 1.5 litre motor that broke multiple speed records. It became the first car with an 1100cc engine to reach 200mph. In 1951 at Bonneville Salt Flats, driven by A.T. Goldie Gardner the supercharged MG achieved 6 international and 10 American records in the 1,100cc to 1,500cc engine class. In 1952 Gardner returned to Bonneville and set 21 speed records in the same engine class as the previous year.

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