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Nationality
  
Brit/English

Name
  
Phil Mellor


Phil Mellor is smiling, has long blonde hair, both hands holding a glass, wearing his racing uniform, a long sleeve jacket with a print on the left under a garland, and pants with a print team on both sides.


Born
  
1954 (age 35)

Died
  
7 June 1989 (aged 35), Isle of Man

Tt f1 1987 joey dunlop phil mellor and geoff johnson


Phil Mellor (Phil 'Mez' Mellor, died 7 June 1989) was a Yorkshire-based motorcycle racer. His career included racing on both road and race circuits. Mellor, from Shelley, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, died after an accident at Doran's Bend during the 1989 TT races in the Isle of Man.

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Phil Mellor (left) is serious, has long blonde hair, both hands holding his white helmet with a red print, and riding on a motorcycle, a Heron Suzuki motorcycle that is color black-red with two big wheels, a Suzuki print all over its body, and a number 10 in front and on the back (right) he is wearing his racing uniform a white jacket with red print in front and a Suzuki print on his right shoulder, a red pants with black lines on the side and black shoes with red lines on the side. A man (right) is serious while looking at Phil’s motorcycle, has black hair, both hands on his waist, he is wearing a blue cap, with a print, a wristwatch on his left hand, and a blue jacket with different print in front. 2nd from right is a man standing, wearing a blue cap, black jacket, denim jeans, and black shoes

1987 Isle of Man TT - Formula One Race


His race results included the 1984 TT Formula 2 Championship aboard a Yamaha 350, 125cc Gold Star 1981 Championship aboard a Honda, 1300cc Production 1986 British championship on a Suzuki, back to back 750cc Production championships in 1986 and 1987 for Suzuki, 1979 British 250cc Championship, Avon Roadrunner Production 500cc championship on a Yamaha 350 and back to back Honda 125cc championship victories in 1980 and 1981.

Road race results included three wins, seven podiums and a total of 34 appearances at the Isle of Man TT. He also competed at the NW200, Ulster GP, won the 1978 Newcomers Lightweight Manx Grand Prix and scored a fifth place at Macau.

The popular Yorkshireman has a Trophy named in his honour at the Gold Cup races held at Oliver's Mount, a road-based circuit through parkland near the Yorkshire east coast holiday resort of Scarborough.

References

Phil Mellor Wikipedia
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