Dave Molyneux
Encyclopedia
Dave Molyneux is a Sidecar TT
racer with fourteen Isle of Man TT
wins and he has had more TT wins than any other sidecar TT racer. He is also joint-third on the all-time wins list, with Mike Hailwood
.
, at the 2009 TT
, of 58 minutes 59.28 seconds an average race speed of 115.132 mph for 3 laps.
Dave Molyneux and Craig Hallam crashed during Thursday afternoon practice session for the 2006 Isle of Man TT
Races at Rhencullen
after the sidecar outfit experienced a 145 mph Donald Campbell
"bluebird style-flip." The racing sidecar outfit was destroyed in the resulting fire and Dave Molyneux was unable to compete in the 2006 TT races due to injury. He made a remarkable comeback the following year taking a double victory, bringing has tally of wins to 13.
His 14th victory came in 2009, when he also became the first winner of a TT sidecar race on a Suzuki powered machine. The lone race of 2009 saw him set a new race record on his Suzuki, (see above).
Moly did not compete at the TT in 2011, but he is planning to be back at the TT in 2012 on a Kawasaki powered machine.
He is also a builder of road racing sidecars under the name DMR, Dave Molyneux Racing, and has supplied sidecars to many other Isle of Man TT
winners including 10 time TT winner Rob Fisher
and 2006 double winner Nick Crowe
.
Sidecar TT
The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle sidecar road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June...
racer with fourteen Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
wins and he has had more TT wins than any other sidecar TT racer. He is also joint-third on the all-time wins list, with Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...
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Biography
Moly as he is generally known, has set the fastest sidecar race time of the Snaefell mountain courseSnaefell mountain course
Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races held in the Isle of Man from 1911 and 1923 respectively. The racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald...
, at the 2009 TT
2009 Isle of Man TT
The 2009 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 30 May and Friday 12 June on the Mountain Course. The 2009 TT races again include a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race and the Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT races held on the Billown Circuit in the Isle of Man...
, of 58 minutes 59.28 seconds an average race speed of 115.132 mph for 3 laps.
Dave Molyneux and Craig Hallam crashed during Thursday afternoon practice session for the 2006 Isle of Man TT
2006 Isle of Man TT
The 99th anniversary Isle of Man TT Festival ran between Saturday 27 May and Friday 9 June on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. The first week is known as the practice week, before the real action commenced on 3 June. There were 6 races in TT week. John McGuinness broke the lap record during...
Races at Rhencullen
Rhencullen
Rhencullen including Birkin's Bend is situated between the 15th Milestone and 16th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course between Kirk Michael Village and Bishopscourt on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road and the road junction with the tertiary C19 Orrisdale Loop Road...
after the sidecar outfit experienced a 145 mph Donald Campbell
Donald Campbell
Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE was a British speed record breaker who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s...
"bluebird style-flip." The racing sidecar outfit was destroyed in the resulting fire and Dave Molyneux was unable to compete in the 2006 TT races due to injury. He made a remarkable comeback the following year taking a double victory, bringing has tally of wins to 13.
His 14th victory came in 2009, when he also became the first winner of a TT sidecar race on a Suzuki powered machine. The lone race of 2009 saw him set a new race record on his Suzuki, (see above).
Moly did not compete at the TT in 2011, but he is planning to be back at the TT in 2012 on a Kawasaki powered machine.
He is also a builder of road racing sidecars under the name DMR, Dave Molyneux Racing, and has supplied sidecars to many other Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
winners including 10 time TT winner Rob Fisher
Rob Fisher (motorcycle racer)
Rob Fisher is a retired motorcycle road racer who has won ten sidecar races at the Isle of Man TT, second only to Dave Molyneux's 14 wins....
and 2006 double winner Nick Crowe
Nick Crowe (sidecar racer)
Nick Crowe is a 5 time Isle of Man TT Winner and 2008 British F2 Champion of sidecar racing. He started his career as a passenger before switching to driver in 2000, handing the passenger seat to his childhood friend Darren Hope. He is the TT sidecar lap record holder.In 2001 the TT races were...
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TT Race Victories
| Year | Race & Capacity | Motorcycle | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TT Sidecar Race 'A' | Bregazzi TZ 750 Yamaha | 104.56 mph |
| 1993 | TT Sidecar Race 'A' | 600cc Yamaha | 103.33 mph |
| 1993 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc Yamaha | 103.16 mph |
| 1996 | TT Sidecar Race 'A' | DMR | 109.81 mph |
| 1996 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | DMR | 110.28 mph |
| 1998 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc DMR Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... |
106.52 mph |
| 1999 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc DMR Honda | 111.90 mph |
| 2003 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc DMR Honda | 105.42 mph |
| 2004 | TT Sidecar Race 'A' | 600cc DMR Honda | 111.33 mph |
| 2004 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc DMR Honda | 111.2 mph |
| 2005 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc DMR Honda | 114.901 mph |
| 2007 | TT Sidecar Race 'A' | 600cc DMR Honda | 111.668 mph |
| 2007 | TT Sidecar Race 'B' | 600cc DMR Honda | 113.851 mph |
| 2009 | TT Sidecar Race 'A' | 600cc DMR Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines... |
115.132 mph |
TT career summary
| Finishing Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 10th | DNF |
| Number of times | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
External links
- TT database rider profile iomtt.com
- TT database TT results iomtt.com