The other day I got a booklet from a race enthusiast who I hardly know. He's a member of the Motorcycle Historical Club here in Sweden. I was at the Stockholm section of the club before Christmas with a lecture about Isle of Man and the races there.

Newly he called me and asked if I wanted to get an old book that he owened. I said yes please of course. Now I've looked in it but I've not read it all yeat. It's a fine source full with pictures and information that I didn't know. The booklet is released by BP 1960. Is it a rare book?



There's an interesting map of the Clypse Course in it. As some of you might know, a part of the Clypse Course was the current TT course but it was ridden in a direction that is reverse compared with nowadays.  As far as I know the Clypse Course was used from 1954, and the last races took place 1959. The first year for 125cc and sidecar only and from 1955 as well for the 250cc races.

There are some names on the map that are in places where the current TT course is. Does someone have some additional info about these places. The names are:
Ballaskelly between Brandish and Hillberry, Ballacottier and Slegaby between Creg-ny-Baa and Brandish.



Already mentioned at the TT course knowledge thread is Gob-ny-Geay with another spelling than on the old map. As well some other info about the Clypse Course.

Quote from the TT course knowledge thread: 


Gob-ny-Geay Farm 35 On the right. "Mouth of the wind". Also called Sunny Orchard. There's a little track at the side of the farm. It's a boundary line of the sectors used by Marshals and it is called Lanjaghan Lane. 

Brandish Corner or O'Donnell's Corner 35.4 http://www.gyrovision.com/panoid/79/100/1 Fast left hander. Named after Walter Brandish who broke a leg here in 1923 which ended his racing career. O'Donnell refers to some owner of land here before 1914. Someone said once that if you ride from Hillberry to Brandish Corner (in the direction followed by the Clypse Course) you are travelling along Telegraph Hill."