Jim Moodie

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Jim Moodie (born February 15, 1966 in Dumfries ) is a former British motorcycle racer who achieved his greatest successes in road races .

Jim Moodies Norton from 1992

Career

Moodie made his debut in 1984 in a race on the former RAF airfield in Ouston, Northumberland . A year later he was able to win for the first time in Knockhill . Success came when he switched from the local Norton to the Japanese manufacturers. In addition to road races, Moodie also competed in the national supersport championship. He won the Isle of Man TT eight times. This also puts him in eighth place in the all-time list of the best. At the TT 1999 he was able to achieve a new lap record.

His friend David Jefferies had a fatal accident while training for the TT in 2003. Seconds later, Moodie drove almost unchecked into the scene of the accident, fell and miraculously remained virtually uninjured. In the following year, under the impression of what had happened, he announced his retirement from active racing. Moodie lives in Glasgow and works as a test driver for Triumph .

Victory statistics

year class machine run
1993 Supersport 400 Yamaha Isle of Man TT
1993 Supersport 600 Honda Isle of Man TT
1993 400 cc Yamaha North west 200
1993 600 cc Honda North west 200
1993 600 cc Honda British Champion Supercup
1994 Singles Yamaha Isle of Man TT
1994 Supersport 400 Yamaha Isle of Man TT
1996 Singles Yamaha Isle of Man TT
1998 Production Honda Isle of Man TT
1999 Junior 600 Honda Isle of Man TT
2000 600 cc Yamaha British Champion Supercup
2002 Junior (250 cm³ / 500 cm³) Yamaha Isle of Man TT
2002 600 race 1 Yamaha North west 200

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ No More TT for Jim Moodie. Isle Of Man Guide, August 18, 2003, accessed October 24, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Moodie, Jim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Dumfries