Phillip McCallen

Infobox TT rider


Name = Phillip McCallen
Caption = Phillip in 1992 on his Honda RC30 at Ballaugh Bridge.
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Nationality = flagicon|NIR Northern Irish
TTs Contested = 11 (1989 - 1999)
TT wins = 11
First TT win = 1992 Formula One TT
Last TT win = 1997 Senior TT
Podiums = 19

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thumb|right|McCallen at Gooseneck on the 1992 Isle of ManTTPhillip McCallen (born Portadown, Armagh [ [http://www.knowhere.co.uk/3204_heroes.html Knowhere: Portadown, Armagh, Local Heroes, Famous Residents ] ] ) is a Northern Ireland born former motorcycle racer, now turned to dealer in his retirement from road racing.

McCallen is third in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories, including an unequalled four races in one week in 1996. McCallen also won 5 wins from 6 starts at the 1992 North West 200, and 5 wins in one day at the 1996 Ulster Grand Prix. [ [http://www.phillipmccallen.com/about-us.html Motorcycles - Northern Ireland - Triumph Tiger 1050 ] ]

Biography

McCallen was born within yards of the Tandragee road racing circuit. [ [http://members.fortunecity.com/namcc/id18.htm Whats On ] ]

Isle of Man TT

McCallen is third in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories to his name. His first race was in 1988 at the Manx Grand Prix, the amateur equivalent of the TT. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1937163.stm BBC SPORT | N Ireland | McCallen hails TT as 'ultimate challenge' ] ] The 1996 Isle of Man TT was the year where McCallen riding a Honda achieved four wins in a week - a record still unbeaten. He won all of the main races with Jim Moodie and Joey Dunlop picking up the smaller bike wins.

Later career

McCallen rode his entire career for Honda, and during his career was employed working on research and development in conjunction with Honda. In the later stages of his career, McCallen became general after sales manager for one of the UK's leading motorcycle retailers. McCallen now owns a motorcycle workshop. [ [http://www.phillipmccallen.com/about-us.html Motorcycles - Northern Ireland - Triumph Tiger 1050 ] ]

Records

*Tied fifth in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories
*Held the lap record at Olivers Mount, the Scarborough, North Yorkshire venue for the annual [http://www.auto66.com/ Auto66 club] event, from 1994 until 2004. It was broken by Guy Martin [ [http://www.auto66.com/ Untitled Document ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.phillipmccallen.com McCallen's own motorcycle repair shop]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1937163.stm McCallen on the challenge of the Isle of Man TT]