Simon E. Sandys-Winsch
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Simon E. Sandys-Winsch (1926 – 18 June 1954, died at the Highlander, Isle of Man
) was an English professional motorcycle racer, who became the 48th person to be killed on the Snaefell Mountain Course
, dying in the 1954 Isle of Man TT
, on 18 June, after crashing at the Highlander on the first lap of the seniors race. He came from Brundell, Norfolk, and in 1947 he started a long serving term with the RAF. While he was stationed in Germany he became a well known competitor in Continental meetings and finished 5th in the 1951 Junior Dutch Tourist Trophy at Assen
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Sandys-Winsch also came joint 16th in the 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
with two points, he competed in the 350cc section.
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Highlander, Isle of Man
Highlander is situated between the 5th Milestone and 6th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road in the parish of Marown in the Isle of Man....
) was an English professional motorcycle racer, who became the 48th person to be killed on the Snaefell Mountain Course
Snaefell 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...
, dying in the 1954 Isle of Man TT
1954 Isle of Man TT
The 1954 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second race in the 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and proved highly controversial for course and race changes. The 1954 Junior TT was the first race where the official race distance was reduced from 7 laps to 5 laps...
, on 18 June, after crashing at the Highlander on the first lap of the seniors race. He came from Brundell, Norfolk, and in 1947 he started a long serving term with the RAF. While he was stationed in Germany he became a well known competitor in Continental meetings and finished 5th in the 1951 Junior Dutch Tourist Trophy at Assen
Assen
Assen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen's main claim to fame is the TT Circuit Assen the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Saturday in June the Dutch TT is run...
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Sandys-Winsch also came joint 16th in the 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 3rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc...
with two points, he competed in the 350cc section.
1954 Isle of Man TT
The start of the senior race was already delayed for at least an hour and a half due to bad weather and increasingly poor visibility. When the race finally started, Sandys-Winsch came off his vehicle due to the wet conditions and the speed as to which he was travelling at. The race was shortened to only four laps because of the weather and the fatal accident. Eight other people were seriously injured in this race. The vehicle that Simon Sandys-Winsch raced on in the 1954 Isle of Man TT was a 350cc Junior VelocetteVelocette
Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...
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