Clypse Course

{{Motorsport venue

|Name = Clypse Course

|Time = GMT

|Location = Onchan, Isle of Man

|Coordinates = {{coord|54|10|18|N|4|29|31|W|display=title,inline|region:IM_type:landmark}}

|Image = 250px

|Opened = 1954

|Closed = 1959

|Events = Isle of Man TT
Sidecar World Championship

|Length_km = 17.63

|Length_mi = 10.92

|Turns = 34

|Record_time = 8:04.2, 80.42mph

|Record_driver = Tarquinio Provini

|Record_car = MV Agusta

|Record_year = 1959

|Record_class = 250 cc

}}

The Clypse Course describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the Isle of Man TT Races between 1954 and 1959.

The course is {{cvt|10.92|mi|km|abbr=on}} longMotor Cycling 30 May 1957 and is in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man. The course uses two short sections of the Snaefell Mountain Course which includes the primary A18 road between Cronk-ny-Mona and Creg-ny-Baa used in the reverse direction. Also, the primary A18 Mountain Road between Signpost Corner and Governor's Bridge. The highest point of the course is {{cvt|261|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} above sea level at Ballacarrooin Hill (Ordnance Survey {{gbmapping|SC 406 827}}). The name Clypse is probably a contraction from the Scandinavian word Kleppsstar ( Kleppr's farm) which gives the modern name of Clypse Beg and Clypse Mooar.Clepps(Beg) – Manorial Roll 1643 or Cleypse – Woods Atlas 1867 Manx Notebook.

History

The Clypse Course was a new street circuit for racing in the Isle of Man was used to re-introduce the Ultra-Lightweight TT and Sidecar TT Race for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races. To facilitate racing on the Clypse Course, during the winter of 1953/54 road widening occurs on the Mountain Course at Creg-na-Baa, Signpost Corner and the approach to Governor's Bridge. The re-introduction of the Sidecar TT Race for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Race was controversial as it was opposed by the motor-cycle manufacturers and also for the inclusion of the first female competitor Inge Stoll at an Isle of Man TT race.Isle of Man Weekly Times dated 22 May 1954

The Lightweight TT Race was run on the Clypse Course for the first time in 1955 and continued until the 1959 race. The Clubman Races were run on the Clypse Course for 1955, then reverting to the Snaefell Mountain Course for the next year. The last year for racing on the Clypse Course was the 1959 Isle of Man TT Race.

For 1960, the Lightweight, Ultra-Lightweight and Sidecar TT Races reverted to the Mountain Course.

Speed and lap records

The lap record for the Clypse Course is 8 Minutes and 4.2 seconds at an average speed of {{cvt|80.22|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} set by Tarquinio Provini during the 1959 Lightweight TT Race.

Legacy

The Clypse Course has not been used since 1959. Parts of the Clypse Course that are not part of the Snaefell Mountain Course have been used for cycle racing, Hill Climb events and Classic Car Racing. Parts of the Clypse Course which include the secondary road B12 Creg-na-Baa 'Back-Road' and the B20 Begoade Road are regularly used for the Rally Isle of Man and the Manx Rally.

Winners at the Clypse Course

=Winners (riders)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=2\| # Wins !rowspan=2\| Rider !colspan=2\| Wins
Category ! Years won
rowspan=4\| 4 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| Lightweight TT \| 1956
Ultra Lightweight TT \| 1955, 1956, 1958
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini \| Lightweight TT \| 1958, 1959
Ultra Lightweight TT \| 1957, 1959
rowspan=2\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Walter Schneider \| Sidecar TT \| 1955, 1958, 1959
{{flagicon\|GER}} Hans Strauss \| Sidecar TT \| 1955, 1958, 1959
rowspan=2\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Manfred Grunwald \| Sidecar TT \| 1956, 1957
{{flagicon\|GER}} Fritz Hillebrand \| Sidecar TT \| 1956, 1957
rowspan=7\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Rupert Hollaus \| Ultra Lightweight TT \| 1954
{{flagicon\|UK}} Les Nutt \| Sidecar TT \| 1954
{{flagicon\|UK}} Eric Oliver \| Sidecar TT \| 1954
{{flagicon\|UK}} Jimmy Buchan \| Clubmans Junior TT \| 1955
{{flagicon\|UK}} Eddie Dow \| Clubmans Senior TT \| 1955
{{flagicon\|UK}} Bill Lomas \| Lightweight TT \| 1955
{{flagicon\|UK}} Cecil Sandford \| Lightweight TT \| 1957

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

rowspan=2| # Wins

!rowspan=2| Rider

!colspan=2| Wins

=Winners (manufacturers)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=2\| # Wins !rowspan=2\| Manufacturer !colspan=2\| Wins
Category ! Years won
rowspan=2\| 8 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} MV Agusta \| Lightweight TT \| 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959
Ultra Lightweight TT \| 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959
5 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} BMW \| Sidecar TT \| 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
rowspan=4\| 2 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|UK}} BSA \| Clubmans Senior TT \| 1955
Clubmans Junior TT \| 1955
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Mondial \| Lightweight TT \| 1957
Ultra Lightweight TT \| 1957
rowspan=2\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Norton \| Sidecar TT \| 1954
{{flagicon\|GER}} NSU \| Ultra Lightweight TT \| 1954

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

rowspan=2| # Wins

!rowspan=2| Manufacturer

!colspan=2| Wins

=By year=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=2\| Year !colspan=2\| Ultra Lightweight TT !colspan=2\| Lightweight TT !colspan=3\| Sidecar TT !colspan=2\| Clubmans Junior TT !colspan=2\| Clubmans Senior TT !rowspan=2\| Report
Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Passenger !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer
1959 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Walter Schneider \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Hans Strauss \| BMW \| \| \| \| \| Report
1958 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Walter Schneider \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Hans Strauss \| BMW \| \| \| \| \| Report
1957 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini \| Mondial \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Cecil Sandford \| Mondial \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Fritz Hillebrand \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Manfred Grunwald \| BMW \| \| \| \| \| Report
1956 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Fritz Hillebrand \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Manfred Grunwald \| BMW \| \| \| \| \| Report
1955 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Bill Lomas \| MV Agusta \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Walter Schneider \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Hans Strauss \| BMW \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jimmy Buchan \| BSA \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Eddie Dow \| BSA \| Report
1954 \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Rupert Hollaus \| NSU \| \| \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Eric Oliver \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Les Nutt \| Norton \| \| \| \| \| Report

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rowspan=2| Year

!colspan=2| Ultra Lightweight TT

!colspan=2| Lightweight TT

!colspan=3| Sidecar TT

!colspan=2| Clubmans Junior TT

!colspan=2| Clubmans Senior TT

!rowspan=2| Report

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