List Of Snaefell Mountain Course Fatal Accidents
Fatal accidents on the Snaefell Mountain Course during the Isle of Man TT Races and Manx Grand Prix. The Snaefell Mountain Course was first used as a road-racing circuit first for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for racing automobiles as the Four Inch Course. For the 1911 Isle of Man TT Races the event was moved from the St. John's Short Course to the Four Inch Course by the Auto-Cycle Club and subsequently became known as the Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course when used for motor-cycle racing. During practice for the 1911 Isle of Man TT an accident to Victor Surridge occurred at Glen Helen, the first death of a competitor on the Snaefell Mountain Course and the first death in the Isle of Man of a person in an automotive accident.
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