Ian Lougher

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**Ian Lougher**
Ian on the Slingshot Racing Honda at the 2006 Macau Grand Prix
Motorcycle Grand Prix Career
Nationality	Wales
Active years	1982 -
Team(s)	Aprilia, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha
Grands Prix	N/A
Championships	N/A
Wins	N/A
Podium finishes	N/A
Pole positions	N/A
Fastest laps	N/A
First Race	Yamaha RD 400 Llandow 1982
First Race Win	Pembrey 1983
First TT win	1990 350cc Junior TT Race
Last TT Race win	2005 600cc Junior TT Race
Last TT Race	N/A

Ian Lougher (10 July 1963 Cardiff, UK is a motorcycle racer famous for 9 motorcycle victories in the North West 200, 6 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 23 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.

1 Racing Career
- 1.1 Manx Grand Prix
- 1.2 1983 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers Junior Race Results
2 Isle of Man TT Race Career
- 2.1 TT victories
- 2.2 TT career summary
3 Duke Road Race Rankings
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Racing Career

Competed in club motor-cycle events in South Wales from 1982 until 1989. Ian Lougher's first race was at Llandow on a Yamaha RD 400 and first race win was in 1983 at Pembrey.

[edit] Manx Grand Prix

The first race in the Isle of Man for Ian Lougher was the 1983 Manx Grand Prix in the Newcomers 350cc Junior Race. This Newcomeers Race is now seen as a classic Manx Grand Prix race which was won by Robert Dunlop from Steve Hislop in 2nd place and Ian Lougher in 3rd place at an average race speed of 100.62 mph.

[edit] 1983 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers Junior Race Results

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Robert Dunlop	Yamaha	102.46 mph	1:28.22.2
2	Steve Hislop	Yamaha	101.27	1:29.24.8
3	Ian Lougher	Yamaha	100.62	1:29.59.2

A return visit by Ian Lougher for the 1984 Manx Grand Prix resulted in a broken-collar bone after a crash on the Mountain Mile while riding a 250cc Armstrong during the 1984 Junior Manx Grand Prix.^[1]

[edit] Isle of Man TT Race Career

[edit] TT victories

Year	Race & Capacity	Motorcycle	Average Speed
1990	Junior 350cc	Yamaha	115.16 mph
1997	Ultra-Lightweight 125cc	Honda	107.89 mph
1999	Ultra-Lightweight 125cc	Honda	107.43 mph
2002	Production TT 600cc	Suzuki	118.85 mph
2002	Ultra-Lightweight 125cc	Honda	108.65 mph
2005	Supersport Junior 'A' TT 600cc	Honda	120.928 mph

[edit] TT career summary

Finishing Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	DNF
Number of times	6	13	5	7	5	2	23

[edit] Duke Road Race Rankings

Ian recieves his 2007 award

The Duke Road Race Rankings has since its inception in 2002 been dominated by Ian Lougher, with him winning a record three times and never placing outside the top three. This is in part due to both Ian Lougher's international successes and his willingness to travel, competing at races all over Ireland, the Isle of Man, England, and his native Wales.