| Eddie Laycock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Eddie after winning the 1987 Junior TT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1961 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| North West 200 Wins 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulster Grand Prix wins 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eddie Laycock (born 25 May 1961) is a former professional motorcycle racer from Dublin, Ireland.
A two-time Isle of Man TT race winner, in 1986, Laycock finished runner-up to Brian Reid in the TT Formula 2 World Championship. [1] In 1987 he beat Reid to win the Junior TT 250cc race, [2] and in 1989 won the Supersport 400cc Race. He also competed in the 500cc World Championship [3] on Millar Racing machines from 1988 to 1992, with a best race result of 9th at the Dutch TT in 1992, [4] and a best championship ranking of 12th in 1991. [5]
In 2015, Laycock and former sponsor Gerry Lawlor prepared a Yamaha TZ250 for Ian Lougher to ride in the Lightweight class at the Isle of Man Classic TT . [6]
(key)
| 1990 [7] | Junior TT 3 | Senior TT 7 | Formula 1 TT Ret | Supersport 400 Ret | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Junior TT 2 | Senior TT 5 | Formula 1 TT Ret | Supersport 400 1 | |
| 1988 | Junior TT 3 | Senior TT 8 | Production Class D 5 | ||
| 1987 | Junior TT 1 | Senior TT 10 | Formula 1 TT 12 | Formula 2 2 | Production Class B 23 |
| 1986 | Junior TT Ret | Formula 2 5 | |||
| 1985 | Junior TT Ret | ||||
| 1982 | Junior TT Ret | Senior 350cc TT Ret | |||
| Year | Class/Race | Machine | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 250cc | Yamaha | 7th | Motocourse 1982 [8] |
| 1983 | 350cc | Yamaha | 5th | Motocourse 1983 [9] |
| 250cc | Yamaha | 6th | ||
| 1986 | 250cc Race 1 | EMC | 1st | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87 [10] |
| 250cc Race 2 | EMC | 2nd | ||
| 1987 | 350cc Race 2 | Yamaha | 1st | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87 [10] |
| Superbike | Yamaha | 5th | ||
| 1988 | 250/350cc | Yamaha | 5th | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89 [11] |
| Superbike | Honda | 2nd | ||
| 1989 | Prince of the Roads 250/350cc | Yamaha | Ret | The Power and the Glory, The History of the North West 200 [12] |
| 250/350cc Race 2 | Yamaha | 3rd | ||
| King of the Roads 750cc | Honda | 2nd | ||
| NW200 Superbike | Honda | Ret | ||
| 1990 | 250cc Race 1 | Yamaha | 1st | The Power and the Glory, The History of the North West 200 [12] |
| 250cc Race 2 | Yamaha | 1st | ||
| Superbike Race 1 | Honda | 3rd | ||
| Superbike Race 2 | Honda | 3rd | ||
| Year | Class/Race | Machine | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 250cc | Yamaha | 8th | Motocourse 1981 [13] |
| 1983 | 250cc | Yamaha | 4th | Motocourse 1983 [9] |
| 500cc | Yamaha | 8th | ||
| 1984 | 350cc | Yamaha | Ret | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix [14] |
| 1985 | Formula 2 | Yamaha | 2nd | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix [14] |
| 1986 | Formula 2 | Yamaha | 1st | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87 [10] |
| 350cc | Yamaha | 1st | ||
| 1988 | 350cc Race 1 | EMC | 2nd | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89 [11] |
| 350cc Race 2 | EMC | 4th | ||
| Senior | Honda | 1st | ||
| 1989 | Prince of the Roads 250/350cc | Yamaha | 1st | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix [14] |
| Supersport 400 | Suzuki | 1st | ||
| King of the Roads | Honda | 3rd | ||
| 1990 | King of the Roads | Honda | 3rd | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix [14] |
(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Yamaha | Isle of Man TT | Vilareal, Portugal | Montjuic, Spain | Ulster GP 2 | 8th | 12 |
| 1986 | Yamaha | Isle of Man TT 5 | Jerez, Spain 6 | Ulster GP 1 | 2nd | 26 | |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | USA | SPA Ret | EXP Ret | NAT | GER | AUT | NED 20 | BEL 17 | YUG 20 | FRA 21 | GBR 17 | SWE | CZE Ret | BRA | 0 | |
| 1989 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | AUS | USA | SPA 15 | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED Ret | BEL 14 | FRA 16 | GBR DNQ | SWE | CZE 17 | BRA | 44th | 2 |
| 1990 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | USA | SPA 11 | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED 12 | BEL 13 | FRA 11 | GBR 12 | SWE | CZE 14 | HUN 14 | AUS 11 | 17th | 30 |
| 1991 | 500cc | Yamaha | JPN Ret | AUS 13 | USA 13 | SPA 11 | ITA 10 | GER 10 | AUT 10 | EUR 12 | NED Ret | FRA | GBR 11 | RSM 11 | CZE 11 | VDM 11 | MAL 12 | 12th | 57 |
| 1992 | 500cc | Yamaha | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | MAL 10 | SPA Ret | ITA 14 | EUR 19 | GER 15 | NED 9 | HUN 10 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | BRA 20 | RSA 18 | 17th | 4 |
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