Ian Lougher

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Ian Lougher
Ian Lougher at the 40th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix in 2006.jpg
Ian on the Slingshot Racing Honda at the 2006 Macau Grand Prix.
Nationality Welsh
Born (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963 (age 62)
Cardiff, Wales
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested139 (1984 - 2000, 2002 - present)
TT wins10
First TT win 1990 350cc Junior TT
Last TT win 2009 Lightweight TT
TT podiums30

Ian Lougher (born 10 July 1963) is a Welsh motorcycle racer, noted for 8 victories in the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 32 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.

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Racing career

Born in Cardiff, Lougher competed in club motor-cycle events in South Wales from 1982 until 1989. Lougher's first race was at Llandow on a Yamaha RD400, and his first race win was in 1983 at Pembrey.

After racing career

Team owner of Team ILR (Ian Lougher Racing), in 2015 his riders were Dan Hegerty in real road racing, with Vasco van der Valk and Joe Thomas in the British Motostar Championship. In 2016 Team ILR had Nadieh Jonee Schoots, Holland, in the Stock 1000 Class, with Connall Courtney, Ireland, in the Motostar standard class.

A point on the Oliver's Mount race track was named Lougher's in 2014. [1]

Manx Grand Prix

The first race in the Isle of Man for Ian Lougher was the 1983 Manx Grand Prix in the Newcomers 350cc Junior Race. This Newcomers Race is now seen as a classic Manx Grand Prix race which was won by Robert Dunlop from Steve Hislop in 2nd place and Ian Lougher in 3rd place at an average race speed of 100.62 mph.

1983 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers Junior Race Results

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Ulster Banner.svg Robert Dunlop Yamaha102.46 mph1:28.22.2
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Yamaha101.271:29.24.8
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian LougherYamaha100.621:29.59.2

A return visit by Ian Lougher for the 1984 Manx Grand Prix resulted in a broken-collar bone after a crash on the Mountain Mile while riding a 250cc Armstrong during the 1984 Junior Manx Grand Prix. [2]

Isle of Man TT Race Career

TT victories

Lougher (#3) trailing Cameron Donald during the first Supersport race at the 2010 Isle of Man TT. Supersport TT race1 IMG 0639.JPG
Lougher (#3) trailing Cameron Donald during the first Supersport race at the 2010 Isle of Man TT.
YearRace & CapacityMotorcycleAverage Speed
1990Junior TT 250cc Yamaha 115.16 mph
1997 Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc Honda 107.89 mph
1999Ultra-Lightweight TT 125ccHonda107.43 mph
2002Production TT 600cc Suzuki 118.85 mph
2002Ultra-Lightweight 125ccHonda108.65 mph
2005Supersport Junior 'A' TT 600ccHonda120.928 mph
2008 Lightweight TT 250cc *Honda100.741 mph
2009Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc #1 *Honda94.911 mph
2009Lightweight TT 250cc **Honda101.168 mph

TT career summary (top 6 only)

Finishing Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Number of times91361085

Duke Road Race Rankings

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Ian receives his 2007 award

Lougher was the most successful rider in the early years of the Duke Road Racing Rankings after its inception in 2002, winning a then-record three times in 2002, 2005 and 2006. [3] This is in part due to both Ian Lougher's international successes and his willingness to travel, competing at races all over Ireland, the Isle of Man, England, and his native Wales. Lougher's record was subsequently beaten by rival Ryan Farquhar, who went on to win the rankings a total of seven times. [3]

Career statistics

British 125 Championship

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2009 Honda BHI
OUL
DON
THR
SNE
KNO
MAL
BHGP
CAD
CRO
SIL
13
OUL
22nd3
2011 Honda BRH
OUL
CRO
THR
KNO
SNE
OUL
BRH
CAD
DON
SIL
17
BRH
39th0

References

  1. Road racing stalwarts are immortalised at Oliver's Mount TeessideLive , 28 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020
  2. Official ACU TT Programme 1997 pp49 - Isle of Man Department of Tourism and Leisure/Mannin Media Publications
  3. 1 2 Crellin, Simon (27 January 2015). "Rising TT star James Cowton receives Duke Road Race Rankings trophy". IOMTT . Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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  1. "British Superbike Championship<". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. Road racing news