David Jefferies

David Jefferies
Joey Dunlop (left) and Jefferies (right).
Nationality	British
Born	18 September 1972(1972-09-18) Shipley, West Yorkshire, England
Died	29 May 2003(2003-05-29) (aged 30) Crosby, Isle of Man
Motorcycle racing career statistics Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 6 (1996, 1998–2000, 2002–03) TT wins 9 First TT win 1999 Formula One TT Last TT win 2002 Senior TT Podiums 10

Allan David Jefferies (18 September 1972 – 29 May 2003) was a British motorcycle racer.

Early life

The son of Tony Jefferies, also a former Isle of Man TT winner in 1971, David Jefferies was born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England. His uncle was fellow TT winner Nick Jeffries. David attended Salt Grammar School.^[1]

Career

Jefferies at Rhencullen during the Isle of Man TT

Jefferies competed in a range of racing classes including the Grand Prix world championship in 1993, and the World Superbike Championship in 1993 and 1995. He was the British Superstock 1000 champion twice in the previous three years.^[2]

Jeffries specialized in street courses, such as the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200, where he was a four-time winner. At the Isle of Man TT, Jeffries was the:^[2]

• First rider to lap in excess of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h)
• First to win three races during the week-long festival for three consecutive years
• Set the absolute lap record for the Isle of Man TT course during the 2002 Senior TT at 17min 47sec, an average speed of 127.29 miles per hour (204.85 km/h)

Death

Jeffries joined the newly formed TAS Suzuki team for the 2003 Isle of Man TT, competing on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Entering the Crosby Village section during Thursday afternoon practise, where speeds can reach 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), his bike hit a telegraph pole, and spun across the road. The following rider, Jim Moodie of Valmoto-Triumph, got entangled in the wreckage and telephone wires, causing injuries to his neck and throat. Both riders were airlifted to hospital in Douglas, but despite the immediate intervention of emergency crews, the massive injuries Jefferies suffered proved fatal. Moodie was retained overnight for observation, before release in the morning to a waiting plane to take him home to Scotland.^[2]

The parade lap in honour of Jefferies took place at the end of the TT weekend. Thousands of bikes took part, filling the 37 mile course.

Grand Prix career statistics ^[3]

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Points	Rank	Wins
1993	500cc	Peter Graves Racing-Yamaha[4]	Harris-YZR500	AUS -	MAL -	JPN -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NED -	EUR -	RSM 17	GBR 20	CZE 19	ITA 22	USA 16	FIM 18	0	-	0

References

1. ^ "Vernon Kay hosts David Jefferies Awards Dinner", David Jefferies Memorial Fund, 1 November 2007, accessed 8 February 2008
2. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2404984/Motorcycling-TT-races-fastest-rider-dies-after-160mph-accident.html
3. ^ David Jefferies career statistics at MotoGP.com
4. ^ www.f1network.net

External links

• Official site

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michael Rutter	Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1999	Succeeded by Michael Rutter

Persondata
Name	Jefferies, David
Alternative names	Jefferies, Allan David
Short description	Motorcycle racer
Date of birth	18 September 1972
Place of birth	Shipley, West Yorkshire, England
Date of death	29 May 2003
Place of death	Crosby, Isle of Man