- Signpost Corner
Infobox TT course
Name = Signpost Corner
Caption =
Latitude = 54.180
Longitude = -4.469
OSgridref = SC388788
Parish =Onchan
Distance =
Precedes =Cronk-ny-Mona
Follows =Bedstead Corner Signpost Corner is a 90-degree right-hand corner and road junction and is situated between the 36th Milestone and 37th Milestone road-side markers on the
Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Bemahague Road and secondary B11 Avondale Road in the parish ofOnchan in theIsle of Man .The name derives from a signal station for the
Isle of Man TT races andManx Grand Prix . The signal station at Signpost Corner was connected to the TT Race Scoreboards in Glencrutchery Road in Douglas by a telephone land-line. Officials on TT Scoreboards will switch on a light above a riders individual scoreboard which will indicate to pit-crew and race-officials that a particular rider has passed Signpost Corner and may be shortly pulling into the TT Grandstand to refuel. ["Isle of Man TT" by Charles Deane pp10-11 (1st Edition)(1975) Patrick Stevens Ltd ISBN 0 85059 172 4]The corner was widened during the winter of 1953/54 and the road re-profiled. ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated 29th May 1954] In recent years the signal station has been moved to a position at Cronk-y-Mona as race speeds have increased. ["TT News" pp 2 - Report 1 2006 Isle of Man Newspapers]
Sources
External links
* [http://www.iomtt.com/CircuitGuide/SignpostCornertoGrandstand.aspx Signpost Corner to Grandstand] with
Steve Hislop , 11 times TT winner
* [http://www.iommgp.com/tour/map.shtml Map of course]
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