2003 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event thumb|305x305px|Isle of Man TT Mountain Course thumb|273x273px|Formula One TT winner Adrian Archibald at Quarterbridge The 2003 Isle of Man TT was the 96th edition of the event. It was marred by the high-profile death of outright lap record holder and nine-time TT winner David Jefferies during practice.David Jefferies killed in TT practice https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/2003/may/david-jefferies-killed-in-tt-practice/ 2023-11-09 www.motorcyclenews.com en Jefferies crashed at around 180 mph at Crosby, due to a patch of oil that was not signalled by the marshals.2003-08-21 TT ace skidded on oil in fatal crash https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8010693.tt-ace-skidded-on-oil-in-fatal-crash/ 2023-11-09 Bradford Telegraph and Argus en In the aftermath of Jefferies' crash, Jim Moodie's neck was hit by the cables of a telegraph pole laid down by the accident,Whatever happened to TT hero Jim Moodie? https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt-road-races/2016/april/mcn-plus---whatever-happened-to-tt-hero-jim-moodie/ 2023-11-09 www.motorcyclenews.com en but he was not seriously injured.newspaper 2003-05-30 Jim Moodie Involved In Jeffries Crash At Isle Of Man https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/jim-moodie-involved-in-jeffries-crash-at-isle-of-man/ 2023-11-09 Roadracing World Magazine Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News en-US Friend and rival of Jefferies John McGuinness was one of the first riders on the scene, and described it to be "like a war zone".Broadbent Rick 2023-11-09 John McGuinness: It’s brutally dangerous – I just ride it, embrace it en https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cycling/article/john-mcguinness-its-brutally-dangerous-i-just-ride-it-embrace-it-wdbkqffsm 2023-11-09 0140-0460 Two riders took two wins during the event: Shaun Harris and Adrian Archibald. Shaun Harris won the Production 600 and 1000 races,Harris wins 1000cc Production TT https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/2003/june/harris-wins-1000cc-production-tt/ 2023-11-09 www.motorcyclenews.com enHarris wins Production 600 race https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/2003/june/harris-wins-production-600-race/ 2023-11-09 www.motorcyclenews.com en the only two TT podiums of his career.Database https://www.iomttraces.com/racing/results/?agent=mnh-agent-1271016 2023-11-09 www.iomttraces.com en Adrian Archibald took an emotional Formula One TT win, which he dedicated to his former team-mate David Jefferies,Archibald dedicates first win to Jefferies https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/2003/may/archibald-dedicates-first-win-to-jefferies/ 2023-11-09 www.motorcyclenews.com en and then won the prestigious Senior TT.newspaper 2003-06-07 Archibald Wins Senior TT At Isle Of Man https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/archibald-wins-senior-tt-at-isle-of-man/ 2023-11-09 Roadracing World Magazine Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News en-US Fog was a recurring issue during the final few days of the event, causing delays and shortened race distances for the Production 600 TT and Senior TT. Results TT 2003 Results https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT03Database https://www.iomttraces.com/racing/database/?year=2003&agent= 2023-11-09 www.iomttraces.com en Race 1 - Formula One TT RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)13Northern Ireland Adrian ArchibaldSuzuki1.50.15.7 123.18 29Wales Ian LougherHonda1.51.30.5 121.8034England John McGuinnessDucati1.52.35.5 120.63 48Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha1.52.37.4 120.60510Northern Ireland Ryan FarquharSuzuki1.53.07.8 120.06 613New Zealand Shaun HarrisSuzuki1.53.41.8 119.46 Race 2 - Sidecar Race A RankNumberRiderPassengerMachineTimeSpeed (mph)12England Ian BellNeil CarpenterDMR Bell Yamaha1 01 39.0 110.16 29Isle of Man Nick CroweDarren HopeIreson1 02 30.6 108.64 311England Steve NorburyAndrew SmithShelbourne Yamaha1 02 54.3 107.96 418England Andrew LaidlowPatrick FarranceBaker Yamaha1 03 13.8 107.40514England Tony BakerMark HegartyBaker Yamaha1 04 12.3 105.77 66England Allan SchofieldMark CoxJacobs1 04 13.6 105.74 Race 3 - Lightweight 400cc RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)14England John McGuinnessHonda1.22.40.97 109.52 22Northern Ireland Richard BrittonHonda1.23.07.29 108.94 38Northern Ireland Ryan FarquharKawasaki1.23.23.21 108.59 46Isle of Man Dave Madsen-MygdalHonda1.24.28.96 107.18 512England Robert J PriceYamaha1.26.00.42 105.28 615Alan BennieYamaha FZR1.27.34.27 103.40 Race 4 - Ultralightweight 125cc RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)162England Chris PalmerHonda1.23.20.57 108.65 261England Michael WilcoxHonda1.24.00.46 107.79 369Wales Ian LougherHonda1.24.21.04 107.35 463Northern Ireland Robert DunlopHonda1.24.47.25 106.80 571Isle of Man Nigel BeattieMannin Honda1.27.15.22 103.78 665Wales Paul OwenHonda1.28.43.71 102.06 Race 5 - International Production 1000 RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)113New Zealand Shaun HarrisSuzuki55.39.38 122.02 215New Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki55.55.42 121.44 310Northern Ireland Ryan FarquharSuzuki56.10.50 120.90 42Northern Ireland Richard BrittonSuzuki56.20.87 120.53 520England Chris HeathSuzuki56.52.84 119.40 68Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha57.07.66 118.88 Race 6 - Junior 600cc RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)112New Zealand Bruce AnsteyTriumph1.15.13.98 120.36 29Wales Ian LougherHonda1.15.24.94 120.07 33Northern Ireland Adrian ArchibaldSuzuki1.15.30.00 119.94 410Northern Ireland Ryan FarquharKawasaki1.15.31.15 119.91 513New Zealand Shaun HarrisSuzuki1.15.48.42 119.45 68Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha1.15.54.72 119.29 Race 7 - Sidecar Race B RankNumberRiderPassengerMachineTimeSpeed (mph)11Isle of Man Dave MolyneuxCraig HallamDMR Honda1.04.25.17 105.42 29Isle of Man Nick CroweDarren HopeIreson1.05.15.67 104.07 33England Greg LambertDaniel SayleMolyneux1.06.17.31 102.45 48England Ben DixonMark LambertMolyneux1.06.37.02 101.95 516England Geoff BellJake BeckworthDMR Yamaha1.06.48.06 101.67 67England John HoldenColin HardmanFanuc Yamaha1.07.15.87 100.97 Race 8 - Production 600 RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)113New Zealand Shaun HarrisSuzuki37.49.79 119.68 29Wales Ian LougherHonda38.06.10 118.83 310Northern Ireland Ryan FarquharKawasaki38.10.17 118.62 43Northern Ireland Adrian ArchibaldSuzuki38.13.25 118.46 58Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha38.17.08 118.26 65Northern Ireland Richard BrittonHonda38.31.98 117.50 Race 9 - Senior TT RankNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)10Northern Ireland Adrian ArchibaldSuzuki1.12.42.9 124.53 22England John McGuinnessDucati1.13.03.7 123.93 37Wales Ian LougherHonda1.13.29.5 123.21 43Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha1.13.44.1 122.80 54Northern Ireland Ryan FarquharSuzuki1.14.00.1 122.36 66New Zealand Shaun HarrisSuzuki1.14.15.0 121.95 Notes Category:2003 in British motorsport Category:2003 in motorcycle sport 2003