Gary Carswell | |
Nationality: | Manx |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1968 |
Tt Contested: | 56 (1996–2000, 2002–2014) |
Tt Wins: | 0 |
Tt Podiums: | 1 (3rd place) |
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.
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.
Carswell 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.[1] __TOC__
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.[2] [3]
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.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Finishing Position | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 42 | 50 | DNF | |
Number of times | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Finishing Position | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 37 | 46 | DNF | |
Number of times | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Year | Race | Position | Motorcycle | Average Speed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Senior TT | 25 | 119.151 mph | ||
2014 | Superbike TT | 29 | Honda CBR1000RR | 118.972 mph | |
2014 | Superstock TT | 31 | Honda CBR1000RR | 118.505 mph | |
2013 | Senior TT | 31 | Honda CBR1000RR | 118.588 mph | |
2013 | Superbike TT | 33 | Honda CBR1000RR | 116.745 mph | |
2013 | Superstock TT | 29 | Honda CBR1000RR | 118.647 mph | |
2012 | Superbike TT | DNF | - | - | |
2012 | Superstock TT | 50 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 112.435 mph | |
2012 | Supersport 600 Race 1 | 40 | Honda CBR600 | 112.092 mph | |
2012 | Supersport 600 Race 2 | 42 | Honda CBR600 | 112.308 mph | |
2011 | Senior TT | 25 | Honda CBR1000RR | 118.129 mph | |
2011 | Superbike TT | 23 | Honda CBR1000RR | 117.659 mph | |
2011 | Superstock TT | 26 | Honda CBR1000RR | 119.606 mph | |
2011 | Supersport 600 Race 1 | 34 | Kawasaki ZZR600 | 114.307 mph | |
2011 | Supersport 600 Race 2 | 23 | Kawasaki ZZR600 | 114.643 mph | |
2009 | Superbike TT | DNF | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | - | |
2008 | Senior TT | 13 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 120.946 mph | |
2008 | Superbike TT | 15 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 119.896 mph | |
2008 | Superstock TT | 15 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 120.388 mph | |
2007 | Senior TT | 13 | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 120.481 mph | |
2007 | Superbike TT | 16 | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 118.586 mph | |
2007 | Superstock TT | 9 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 120.953 mph | |
2007 | Supersport TT | 21 | Honda CBR600 | 116.579 mph | |
2006 | Senior TT | 10 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 121.027 mph | |
2006 | Superbike TT | 14 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 119.624 mph | |
2006 | Superstock TT | 9 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 119.923 mph | |
2006 | Supersport TT | 16 | Yamaha R6 | 116.968 mph | |
2005 | Senior TT | DNF | Yamaha R1 | - | |
2005 | Superbike TT | 14 | Yamaha R1 | 117.714 mph | |
2005 | Superstock TT | 9 | Yamaha R1 | 119.731 mph | |
2005 | Supersport Junior TT 'A' race | 13 | Yamaha R6 | 115.999 mph | |
2005 | Supersport Junior TT 'B' race | 9 | Yamaha R6 | 117.402 mph | |
2004 | Senior TT | 3 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 120.64 mph | |
2004 | Formula 1 TT | 11 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 118.7 mph | |
2004 | Production 1000 TT | 8 | Yamaha R1 | 119.22 mph | |
2004 | Junior 600 TT | 15 | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 114.4 mph | |
2004 | Production 600 TT | 28 | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 111.68 mph | |
2003 | Senior TT | 10 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 118.98 mph | |
2003 | Formula 1 TT | 10 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 116.12 mph | |
2003 | Junior 600 TT | 15 | Yamaha R1 | 114.23 mph | |
2003 | Production 600 TT | 20 | Yamaha R1 | 112.22 mph | |
2002 | Senior TT | 11 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 117.82 mph | |
2002 | Formula 1 TT | DNF | Ducati 996 | - | |
2002 | Production 1000 TT | 15 | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 116.17 mph | |
2002 | Junior 600/250 TT | DNF | Honda CBR600 | - | |
2002 | Lightweight 400 TT | DNF | Yamaha 400 | - | |
2000 | Senior TT | DNF | Yamaha R1 | - | |
2000 | Formula 1 TT | DNF | Yamaha R1 | - | |
2000 | Junior 600 TT | DNF | Kawasaki 600 | - | |
1999 | Senior TT | 13 | Yamaha R1 | 115.85 mph | |
1999 | Formula 1 TT | 15 | Yamaha R1 | 114.91 mph | |
1999 | Production 1000 TT | 18 | Honda Fireblade | 113.54 mph | |
1999 | Junior 600 TT | 20 | Honda | 111.57 mph | |
1998 | Senior TT | 18 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 112.87 mph | |
1998 | Formula 1 TT | DNF | Kawasaki | - | |
1997 | Production TT | 14 | Honda Fireblade | 112.51 mph | |
1996 | Production TT | 25 | Honda Fireblade | 109.01 mph |
Carswell was a family man who lived in the Ramsey area and worked as an engineer for Manx Utilities,[5] a business providing power, water and gas services within the Isle of Man.[7]