Summary
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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 Phillip in 1992 on his Honda RC30 at Ballaugh Bridge. | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Portadown, Armagh | ||||||||||||||
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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 edit
McCallen was born within yards of the Tandragee road racing circuit.[5]
Isle of Man TT edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Tied eleventh in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories
- Held the lap record at Olivers Mount, the Scarborough, North Yorkshire venue for the annual Auto66 club event, from 1994 until 2004. It was broken by Guy Martin.[7]
References edit
- ^ Knowhere: Portadown, Armagh, Local Heroes, Famous Residents Archived 9 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McStravick, Sheena (8 May 2015). "North West 200: Where to catch all the coverage if you're not going to the event". Belfast Live. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Motorcycles - Northern Ireland - Triumph Tiger 1050". Phillipmccallen.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Whats On". Members.fortunecity.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "N Ireland | McCallen hails TT as 'ultimate challenge'". BBC Sport. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Outright Course Lap Record Holders at Oliver's Mount". Oliversmount.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
External links edit
- McCallen's own motorcycle dealership
- McCallen on the challenge of the Isle of Man TT
Complete TT record edit
| 1999 | Formula One TT DNF |
Junior TT 7 |
Production TT 3 | |||
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| 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 |