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Victor John Surridge (1892 Chipping Ongar, Essex, UK – 27 June 1911 Glen Helen, Isle of Man) was an English motor-cycle racer who raced for the Rudge team. [1] After the works Rudge factory team visited the Isle of Man TT Races for the first time, Victor Surridge while practising for the 1911 Isle of Man TT Races was killed on the Glen Helen ...
Mar 4, 2010 · Fallen TT rider Victor Surridge to be remembered. Ongar born Victor Surridge was a rising star in motorcycle racing a century ago. A descendent of the first rider to be killed on the Isle...
Mar 2, 2010 · Victor Surridge was a works rider for the Coventry based Rudge-Whitworth Cycles and just weeks before his death had broken the world record for distance covered in an hour at Brooklands motor...
Jul 6, 2023 · Jump ahead to 1911 and Victor Surridge makes history twice. At the Glen Helen bend of the island circuit, he crashes and is believed to have died instantaneously. Most likely unknown to the bystanders and spectators, he is not only the first person to die since the TT race began a few years earlier, he is also the first person to die on the ...
Victor John Surridge. Victor was a British motorcycle racer who competed in the Isle of Man TT race. He was killed during the race when his motorcycle ran into a ditch and struck an earth embankment. It is believed he died instantly. He was the first competitor to die on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.
- September 10, 1892
Jun 29, 2022 · The need for improved machines (and roads) was dramatically emphasized by the death in practice for the 1911 TT of Victor Surridge on a Rudge, outside the Glen Helen Hotel. Thus was born a chorus of objections to the races by the safety brigade, as the treacherous nature of the road course claimed a mounting share of victims.
Aug 16, 2023 · Victor Surridge, 19, ran wide at a corner and smashed into an earth bank. The grim harvest of riders coming to grief continued. At first, riders were killed only occasionally, but as the machines got more powerful, the casualties mounted.
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