TT History
The first TT races on the island were started in 1904. The Automobile Club of Great Britain decided to hold the trials for the Gordon Bennett Challenge Cup Race on the Island. The government on the Isle of Man changed the laws to allow roads to be closed for racing. This was something laws in the UK did not allow. Back then the course started at Quarter Bridge in Douglas and the cars did 5 laps over 51 miles.
The first motor cycle trials were held in 1905 at the same time as the trials for cars, but it was not till 1907 that the TT Motorcycles had a race of their own. The Auto Cycle Club, a branch off the Automobile Club of Great Britain, wanted to use the races as a way to promote the efficient and cheap transport of motor cycling. The course at this time started at St John's and competitors were to complete 10 laps over 15 miles.
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