Handley's Corner
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| Snaefell Mountain Course | |
 Isle of Man |
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| Ordnance Survey Ref | SC 310 870 GB Grid |
| Parish | Michael parish |
| Course Distance | 11.50 Miles |
| Followed by | Barregarrow |
| Preceded by | 11th Milestone |
Handley's Corner is a corner between the 11th Milestone and the 12th Milestone on the Mountain Course on the primary A3 road in the parish of Michael in the Isle of Man.
The S-bend corner is dominated by high dry-stone wall on one side of the road and was part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1911. Also, Handley's Corner is part of the Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races.
The area is dominated by the Ballamenagh and Shoughlaige-e-Caine farmland. The name derives from Walter Handley riding a Rudge motor-cycle, crashed during lap 1 of the 1932 Isle of Man TT in the Senior TT Race sustaining a back injury and subsequently retired from the race.
The corner was subjected to road widening and reprofiling during the winter of 1953/1954 for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races.[1]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Isle of Man Weekly Times dated 29th May 1954
Isle of Man TT by Charles Deane. History of the Isle of Man TT Races 1907-1989 by Nick Harris.
[edit] External links
- Circuit Guide with Steve Hislop, 11 times TT winner
- Map of course
TT Grandstand - St Ninian's Crossroads - Bray Hill - Quarterbridge - Braddan Bridge - Union Mills - Ballahutchin Hill - Glenlough - Ballagarey Corner - Glen Vine - Crosby Cross-Roads - Highlander - Greeba Castle - Appledene - Greeba Bridge - Gorse Lea - Ballagarraghyn - Ballacraine - Ballaspur - Ballig - Doran's Bend - Laurel Bank - Black Dub - Glen Helen - Cronk Urleigh - Sarah's Cottage - Creg Willey's Hill - Lambfell Cottage - Cronk-y-Voddy - 11th Milestone - Handley's Corner - Barregarrow - 13th Milestone - Westwood Corner - Douglas Road Corner - Rhencullen - Birkin's Bends - Bishopscourt - Orrisdale North - Dub Cottage - Alpine Cottage - Ballaugh Bridge - Ballacrye Corner - Quarry Bends - Sulby - Sulby Bridge - Ginger Hall - Kerrowmoar - Glen Duff - Glentramman - Churchtown - Lezayre War Memorial - Sky Hill - Milntown Cottage - Gardener's Lane - School House Corner - Parliament Square, Ramsey - Cruickshanks Corner - Whitegates - Stella Maris - Ramsey Hairpin - Water Works Corner - Tower Bends - Gooseneck - 26th Milestone - Guthrie's Memorial - Mountain Mile - East Mountain Gate - Mountain Box - George's Folly - Black Hut - Verandah - Bungalow Bridge - Bungalow - Hailwood Rise - Brandywell - 32nd Milestone - Windy Corner - 33rd Milestone - Clark's Corner - Keppel Gate - Kate's Cottage - Creg-ny-Baa - Gob-ny-Geay - Brandish Corner - Hillberry Corner - Cronk-ny-Mona - Signpost Corner - Bedstead Corner - The Nook - Governor's Bridge - 38th Milestone
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