Eddie Laycock
| Eddie Laycock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Eddie after winning the 1987 Junior TT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1961 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| North West 200 Wins 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulster Grand Prix wins 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eddie Laycock (born 25 May 1961) is a former professional motorcycle racer from Dublin, Ireland.
Motorcycle racing career
[edit]A two-time Isle of Man TT race winner, in 1986, Laycock finished runner-up to Brian Reid in the TT Formula 2 World Championship.[1] In 1987 he beat Reid to win the Junior TT 250cc race,[2] and in 1989 won the Supersport 400cc Race. He also competed in the 500cc World Championship[3] on Millar Racing machines from 1988 to 1992, with a best race result of 9th at the Dutch TT in 1992,[4] and a best championship ranking of 12th in 1991.[5]
In 2015, Laycock and former sponsor Gerry Lawlor prepared a Yamaha TZ250 for Ian Lougher to ride in the Lightweight class at the Isle of Man Classic TT .[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Complete TT record
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key)
| 1990[7] | Junior TT 3 |
Senior TT 7 |
Formula 1 TT Ret |
Supersport 400 Ret |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Junior TT 2 |
Senior TT 5 |
Formula 1 TT Ret |
Supersport 400 1 |
|
| 1988 | Junior TT 3 |
Senior TT 8 |
Production Class D 5 | ||
| 1987 | Junior TT 1 |
Senior TT 10 |
Formula 1 TT 12 |
Formula 2 2 |
Production Class B 23 |
| 1986 | Junior TT Ret |
Formula 2 5 |
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| 1985 | Junior TT Ret |
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| 1982 | Junior TT Ret |
Senior 350cc TT Ret |
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North West 200 Record : 4 Victories
[edit]Races by year
[edit]| Year | Class/Race | Machine | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 250cc | Yamaha | 7th | Motocourse 1982[8] |
| 1983 | 350cc | Yamaha | 5th | Motocourse 1983[9] |
| 250cc | Yamaha | 6th | ||
| 1986 | 250cc Race 1 | EMC | 1st | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87[10] |
| 250cc Race 2 | EMC | 2nd | ||
| 1987 | 350cc Race 2 | Yamaha | 1st | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87[10] |
| Superbike | Yamaha | 5th | ||
| 1988 | 250/350cc | Yamaha | 5th | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89[11] |
| Superbike | Honda | 2nd | ||
| 1989 | Prince of the Roads 250/350cc | Yamaha | Ret | The Power and the Glory, The History of the North West 200[12] |
| 250/350cc Race 2 | Yamaha | 3rd | ||
| King of the Roads 750cc | Honda | 2nd | ||
| NW200 Superbike | Honda | Ret | ||
| 1990 | 250cc Race 1 | Yamaha | 1st | The Power and the Glory, The History of the North West 200[12] |
| 250cc Race 2 | Yamaha | 1st | ||
| Superbike Race 1 | Honda | 3rd | ||
| Superbike Race 2 | Honda | 3rd |
Ulster Grand Prix Record : 5 Victories
[edit]Races by year
[edit]| Year | Class/Race | Machine | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 250cc | Yamaha | 8th | Motocourse 1981[13] |
| 1983 | 250cc | Yamaha | 4th | Motocourse 1983[9] |
| 500cc | Yamaha | 8th | ||
| 1984 | 350cc | Yamaha | Ret | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix[14] |
| 1985 | Formula 2 | Yamaha | 2nd | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix[14] |
| 1986 | Formula 2 | Yamaha | 1st | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87[10] |
| 350cc | Yamaha | 1st | ||
| 1988 | 350cc Race 1 | EMC | 2nd | Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89[11] |
| 350cc Race 2 | EMC | 4th | ||
| Senior | Honda | 1st | ||
| 1989 | Prince of the Roads 250/350cc | Yamaha | 1st | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix[14] |
| Supersport 400 | Suzuki | 1st | ||
| King of the Roads | Honda | 3rd | ||
| 1990 | King of the Roads | Honda | 3rd | Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix[14] |
TT Formula 2 World Championship
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Yamaha | Isle of Man TT | Vilareal, Portugal | Montjuic, Spain | Ulster GP 2 |
8th | 12 |
| 1986 | Yamaha | Isle of Man TT 5 |
Jerez, Spain 6 |
Ulster GP 1 |
2nd | 26 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | USA | SPA
Ret |
EXP
Ret |
NAT | GER | AUT | NED
20 |
BEL
17 |
YUG
20 |
FRA
21 |
GBR
17 |
SWE | CZE
Ret |
BRA | 0 | |
| 1989 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | AUS | USA | SPA
15 |
NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED
Ret |
BEL
14 |
FRA
16 |
GBR
DNQ |
SWE | CZE
17 |
BRA | 44th | 2 |
| 1990 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | USA | SPA
11 |
NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED
12 |
BEL
13 |
FRA
11 |
GBR
12 |
SWE | CZE
14 |
HUN
14 |
AUS
11 |
17th | 30 |
| 1991 | 500cc | Yamaha | JPN
Ret |
AUS
13 |
USA
13 |
SPA
11 |
ITA
10 |
GER
10 |
AUT
10 |
EUR
12 |
NED
Ret |
FRA | GBR
11 |
RSM
11 |
CZE
11 |
VDM
11 |
MAL
12 |
12th | 57 |
| 1992 | 500cc | Yamaha | JPN
Ret |
AUS
Ret |
MAL
10 |
SPA
Ret |
ITA
14 |
EUR
19 |
GER
15 |
NED
9 |
HUN
10 |
FRA
Ret |
GBR
Ret |
BRA
20 |
RSA
18 |
17th | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "TT FORMULA 1986". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Racing legend and TT hero Eddie Laycock to return to Isle of Man - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Nutt takes his winning formula to Mondello". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Dutch TT 1992 Results". motogp.com.
- ^ "1991 500cc World Championship standings". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Laylaw Classic Racing to field Ian Lougher at Classic TT". MCNews.com.au. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Clifford, Peter (1982). Motocourse. Surrey: Hazleton Publishing. p. 185.
- ^ a b Clifford, Peter (1983). Motocourse. Surrey: Hazleton Publishing. p. 186.
- ^ a b c Harris, Nick (1986). Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 125, 175, 176.
- ^ a b Harris, Nick (1988). Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 222, 223.
- ^ a b McCook, Alastair (2004). The Power and the Glory, The History of the North West 200. Belfast: Appletree Press Ltd. pp. 147–151, 238–239.
- ^ Clifford, Peter (1981). Motocourse. Surrey: Hazleton Publishing. p. 187.
- ^ a b c d McCook, Alastair (2004). Days of Thunder, The History of the Ulster Grand Prix. Dublin: Gill & McMillan Ltd. pp. 104, 107–108, 111–112, 177–179.
