Phillip McCallen

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Phillip McCallen
PhilippMcCallenBallaughBridge.jpg
Phillip in 1992 on his Honda RC30 at Ballaugh Bridge.
Nationality Northern Irish
Born Portadown, Armagh
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested11 (1989 - 1999)
TT wins11
First TT win 1992 Formula One TT
Last TT win 1997 Senior TT
TT podiums19
McCallen at the start of the 1992 Isle of Man TT PhilippMcCallen250Start.jpg
McCallen at the start of the 1992 Isle of Man TT
McCallen at Gooseneck on the 1992 Isle of Man TT PhilippMcCallenGooseneck.jpg
McCallen at Gooseneck on the 1992 Isle of Man TT

Phillip McCallen (born Portadown, Armagh [1] ) is a Northern Ireland born former motorcycle racer, now turned to dealer and commentator [2] in his retirement from road racing.

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McCallen is joint eleventh in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories, including four races in one week in 1996; a tally which stood unbroken until 2010, when Ian Hutchinson won five races in a week. McCallen also won 5 wins from 6 starts at the 1992 North West 200, and 5 wins in one day at the 1996 Ulster Grand Prix. [3] [4]

Biography

McCallen was born within yards of the Tandragee road racing circuit. [5]

Isle of Man TT

McCallen is joint eighth in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories to his name. His first race was in 1988 at the Manx Grand Prix, the amateur equivalent of the TT. [6] The 1996 Isle of Man TT was the year where McCallen riding a Honda achieved four wins in a week, winning all of the main races with Jim Moodie and Joey Dunlop picking up the smaller bike wins.

Later career

McCallen rode his entire career for Honda (except the last TT in 1999, when he signed up with Yamaha), and during his career was employed working on research and development in conjunction with Honda. In the later stages of his career, McCallen became general after sales manager for one of the UK's leading motorcycle retailers. McCallen now owns a successful motorcycle dealership in Lisburn, specialising in Triumph, Kawasaki and KTM bikes. [4]

Records

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References

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  3. Wain, Phil (2020), "The North West; A History", Classic Racer, Mortons Motorcycle Media Ltd, ISSN   1470-4463, However, few will ever forget the historic day of 1992 when Phillip McCallen won five solo races, a feat that had not been done before and has not been bettered since.
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Complete TT record

1999 Formula One TT
DNF
Junior TT
7
Production TT
3
1997 Formula One TT
1
Junior TT
2
Production TT
1
Lightweight TT
DNF
Senior TT
1
1996 Formula One TT
1
Junior TT
1
Production TT
1
Lightweight TT
4
Senior TT
1
1995 Formula One TT
1
Junior TT
DNF
Lightweight TT
4
1994 Formula One TT
2
Junior TT
DNF
Supersport 600 TT
4
Senior TT
2
1993 Formula One TT
2
Junior TT
DNF
Supersport 600 TT
7
Senior TT
1
1992 Formula One TT
1
Junior TT
DNF
Supersport 600 TT
1
Supersport 400 TT
2
Senior TT
DNF
1991 Formula One TT
4
Junior TT
2
Supersport 600 TT
5
Ultra Lightweight TT
4
Senior TT
3
1990 Formula One TT
39
Junior TT
6
Supersport 600 TT
14
Senior TT
DNF
1989 Formula One TT
15
Junior TT
DNF
Supersport 600 TT
28
Production 750 TT
15
Ultra Lightweight TT
7
Senior TT
17
Sporting positions
Preceded by Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Winner
1996
Succeeded by