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Joey Dunlop (left) and Jefferies (right). |
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1972 Shipley, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Died | 29 May 2003 (aged 30) Crosby, Isle of Man |
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Allan David Jefferies (18 September 1972 – 29 May 2003) was a British motorcycle racer.
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The son of Tony Jefferies, also a former Isle of Man TT winner in 1971, David Jefferies was born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England. His uncle was fellow TT winner Nick Jeffries. David attended Salt Grammar School.[1]
Jefferies competed in a range of racing classes including the Grand Prix world championship in 1993, and the World Superbike Championship in 1993 and 1995. He was the British Superstock 1000 champion twice in the previous three years.[2]
Jeffries specialized in street courses, such as the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200, where he was a four-time winner. At the Isle of Man TT, Jeffries was the:[2]
Jeffries joined the newly formed TAS Suzuki team for the 2003 Isle of Man TT, competing on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Entering the Crosby Village section during Thursday afternoon practise, where speeds can reach 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), his bike hit a telegraph pole, and spun across the road. The following rider, Jim Moodie of Valmoto-Triumph, got entangled in the wreckage and telephone wires, causing injuries to his neck and throat. Both riders were airlifted to hospital in Douglas, but despite the immediate intervention of emergency crews, the massive injuries Jefferies suffered proved fatal. Moodie was retained overnight for observation, before release in the morning to a waiting plane to take him home to Scotland.[2]
The parade lap in honour of Jefferies took place at the end of the TT weekend. Thousands of bikes took part, filling the 37 mile course.
Points system from 1993 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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| 1993 | 500cc | Peter Graves Racing-Yamaha[4] | Harris-YZR500 | AUS - |
MAL - |
JPN - |
ESP - |
AUT - |
GER - |
NED - |
EUR - |
RSM 17 |
GBR 20 |
CZE 19 |
ITA 22 |
USA 16 |
FIM 18 |
0 | - | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Rutter |
Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1999 |
Succeeded by Michael Rutter |