St John's Short Course, tor wyścigowy (Wielka Brytania)
St John's Short Course was a racing route on the Isle of Man used from 1907 to 1910 for motorcycle competitions. The circuit ran about 15 miles through public roads starting from St John's village and passing through towns like Kirk Michael and Peel, with the highest point near St John's Chapel at over 780 feet above sea level.
The first motorcycle races took place here in 1907, with Charles Collier winning the single-cylinder class on a Matchless motorcycle. By 1910, racing moved to the longer Mountain Course, which became the foundation for the famous Isle of Man TT.
The original course is no longer in use for racing, but visitors can still explore the roads that made up the historic route through villages like St John's, Kirk Michael, and Peel. The landscape and layout of these public roads remain largely unchanged, giving a sense of the challenges early riders faced.
The 1907 race was a time trial where riders started one after another rather than together, and Charles Collier rode a motorcycle with pedals that helped him gain extra speed. His unusual machine sparked debate about racing rules that eventually led to pedals being banned from future competitions.
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