Ian Lougher (born 10 July 1963) is a Welsh motorcycle racer, noted for 8 victories in the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 32 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.
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 Ian on the Slingshot Racing Honda at the 2006 Macau Grand Prix. | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1963 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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Racing career
editBorn in Cardiff, Lougher competed in club motor-cycle events in South Wales from 1982 until 1989. Lougher's first race was at Llandow on a Yamaha RD400, and his first race win was in 1983 at Pembrey.
After racing career
editTeam owner of Team ILR (Ian Lougher Racing), in 2015 his riders were Dan Hegerty in real road racing, with Vasco van der Valk and Joe Thomas in the British Motostar Championship. In 2016 Team ILR had Nadieh Jonee Schoots, Holland, in the Stock 1000 Class, with Connall Courtney, Ireland, in the Motostar standard class.
A point on the Oliver's Mount race track was named Lougher's in 2014.[1]
Manx Grand Prix
editThe first race in the Isle of Man for Ian Lougher was the 1983 Manx Grand Prix in the Newcomers 350cc Junior Race. This Newcomers Race is now seen as a classic Manx Grand Prix race which was won by Robert Dunlop from Steve Hislop in 2nd place and Ian Lougher in 3rd place at an average race speed of 100.62 mph.
1983 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers Junior Race Results
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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| 1 |  Robert Dunlop
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Yamaha | 102.46 mph | 1:28.22.2 |
| 2 |  Steve Hislop
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Yamaha | 101.27 | 1:29.24.8 |
| 3 |  Ian Lougher
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Yamaha | 100.62 | 1:29.59.2 |
A return visit by Ian Lougher for the 1984 Manx Grand Prix resulted in a broken-collar bone after a crash on the Mountain Mile while riding a 250cc Armstrong during the 1984 Junior Manx Grand Prix.[2]
Isle of Man TT Race Career
editTT victories
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| Year | Race & Capacity | Motorcycle | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Junior TT 250cc | Yamaha | 115.16 mph |
| 1997 | Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc | Honda | 107.89 mph |
| 1999 | Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc | Honda | 107.43 mph |
| 2002 | Production TT 600cc | Suzuki | 118.85 mph |
| 2002 | Ultra-Lightweight 125cc | Honda | 108.65 mph |
| 2005 | Supersport Junior 'A' TT 600cc | Honda | 120.928 mph |
| 2008 | Lightweight TT 250cc * | Honda | 100.741 mph |
| 2009 | Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc #1 * | Honda | 94.911 mph |
| 2009 | Lightweight TT 250cc ** | Honda | 101.168 mph |
- * – Indicates win on the Billown Circuit.
- ** – Indicates win over 2 legs on a points scoring basis.
TT career summary (top 6 only)
edit| Finishing Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Number of times | 9 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Duke Road Race Rankings
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Lougher was the most successful rider in the early years of the Duke Road Racing Rankings after its inception in 2002, winning a then-record three times in 2002, 2005 and 2006.[3] This is in part due to both Ian Lougher's international successes and his willingness to travel, competing at races all over Ireland, the Isle of Man, England, and his native Wales. Lougher's record was subsequently beaten by rival Ryan Farquhar, who went on to win the rankings a total of seven times.[3]
References
edit- ^ Road racing stalwarts are immortalised at Oliver's Mount TeessideLive, 28 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020
- ^ Official ACU TT Programme 1997 pp49 - Isle of Man Department of Tourism and Leisure/Mannin Media Publications
- ^ a b Crellin, Simon (27 January 2015). "Rising TT star James Cowton receives Duke Road Race Rankings trophy". IOMTT. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links
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- TT database rider profile[permanent dead link] iomtt.com
- TT database TT results[permanent dead link] iomtt.com
- aberdarepark.co.uk
- ^ "British Superbike Championship<". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Road racing news