Nationality Manx Children Amy Carswell | Spouse Lisa Carswell (m. ?–2015) | |
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Born 29 August 1968 ( 1968-08-29 ) Died 11 April 2015, Isle of Man | ||
Tt 2002 senior race wheelie big moment from gary carswell
Gary Carswell (Gary Lee Stanley Carswell, 29 August 1968 – 11 April 2015) was a Manx solo-motorcycle road racer who worked as a civil engineer.
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- Tt 2002 senior race wheelie big moment from gary carswell
- Gary carswell best save ever tt 2002
- Racing history
- Personal life
- References
He was a veteran competitor of the Isle of Man TT with 56 starts, and 12 starts in the Manx Grand Prix (long) road-races held on the 37-mile Snaefell mountain course around the island, also competing in the Southern 100 (short) road-races held on the 4-mile Billown Circuit, near Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man.
Gary carswell best save ever tt 2002
Racing history
Carswell entered the Manx Grand Prix, a race for amateur competitors, between 1991 and 1997. His best results were a win in the 1997 Senior class and two fifth-place finishes in the 1996 Senior and 1997 Junior classes.
He entered TT races from 1996, with many finishes including a third place in the 2004 Senior TT. In 2007 he raced machines provided by Bolliger Kawasaki, a European World Endurance-racing outfit, gaining a 16th in the Superbike race and 13th in the Senior, in addition to 9th in Superstock and 21st in Supersport classes.
Personal life
Carswell was a family man who lived in the Ramsey area and worked as an engineer for Manx Utilities, a business providing power, water and gas services within the Isle of Man. He died in Noble's Hospital, Douglas, Isle of Man, on 11 April 2015, after crashing during a practice session at the Jurby Motodrome, Isle of Man, part of a two-day race weekend organised by the Andreas Racing Club.
