St John's Short Course
| Location | St John's, Isle of Man |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT |
| Major events | Isle of Man TT |
| Length | 25.51 km (15.85 mi) |
| Turns | 45+ |
| Lap record | 17 minutes 51 seconds (H.H.Bowen, BAT, 1910) |
The St John's Short Course was a road-racing street circuit used for the Isle of Man TT held between 1907 and 1910.
The races were run in a time-trial format on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man) around a circuit starting from the village of St John's, proceeding through Ballacraine, Kirk Michael, Peel and back to St John's
The first motorcycle race was held on 28 May 1907 over 10 laps of the Short Course of 15 miles 1,470 yards and was for road-legal touring motor-cycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mud-guards.
The startline was situated in St John's with the Short Course based on a number of public roads including the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road, A3 Castletown to Ramsey road and the primary A4 Peel to Kirk Michael Coast Road. The highest point of the course was on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road at St John's Chapelon the Cronk-y-Voddy straight at 780 ft above sea level.54°14′27″N 4°36′23″W / 54.24083°N 4.60639°W
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