Niall Mackenzie

MacKenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to 1998 on a Rob McElnea-run Yamaha team, and the British 250cc and 350cc titles earlier in his career. He had a long career in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit, debuting in 1984 in the 250cc class. He moved up to the 500cc class in 1986 on a Suzuki before spells on Honda and Yamaha bikes. He was 4th in the championship in 1990, and in the top 10 on seven other occasions.^[1] His final racing season was the 2000 British Superbike series, although he did a farewell one-off at Knockhill in 2001.

Post-racing career

Mackenzie now runs trackdays at Donington Park and Knockhill racetracks, and works as Road Test Editor for Visordown magazine. On 10 November 2006, it was announced that he would be returning to Yamaha to act as ambassador for the Virgin Mobile Cup and youth development coordinator for Team Virgin Mobile Racing.

Personal life

Mackenzie has two sons who both ride motorcycles — 17-year-old Tarran, who is set to compete in the British 125cc with Redline KTM, and 20-year-old Taylor, who is set to compete in the British Supersport 600 with Mar-Train Racing.

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system in 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

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	15	Points	Rank
1984	250cc	Armstrong-Rotax	CF250	RSA -	NAT -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	GBR 28	SWE NC	RSM -				0	-
1985	250cc	Armstrong-Rotax	CF250	RSA 24	ESP NC	GER NC	NAT NC	AUT 14	YUG 16	NED 14	BEL NC	FRA 14	GBR NC	SWE 10	RSM NC				1	28th
1986	250cc	Armstrong-Rotax	CF250	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED 12	BEL 8	FRA 21	GBR 10	SWE 11	RSM NC					4	21st
1986	500cc	HB-Suzuki	RG500	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	FRA -	GBR 7	SWE 7	RSM 8					11	10th
1987	500cc	HB-Honda	NSR500	JPN NC	ESP 4	GER 7	NAT 10	AUT 3	YUG -	NED NC	FRA 7	GBR 5	SWE 5	CZE 5	RSM 7	POR 6	BRA 8	ARG 7	61	5th
1988	500cc	HB-Honda	NSR500	JPN 4	USA 3	ESP 5	EXP 7	NAT 11	GER 9	AUT NC	NED 5	BEL 11	YUG NC	FRA NC	GBR 4	SWE 4	CZE 6	BRA 4	125	6th
1989	500cc	Marlboro Yamaha	YZR500	JPN 6	AUS NC	USA 5	ESP 3	NAT DNS	GER NC	AUT -	YUG 12	NED 8	BEL 10	FRA 7	GBR 4	SWE 4	CZE 6	BRA 9	103	7th
1990	250cc	Yamaha	YZR250	JPN 13	USA 14	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	FRA -	GBR -	SWE -	CZE -	HUN -	AUS -	5	33rd
1990	500cc	Lucky Strike-Suzuki	RGV500	JPN -	USA -	ESP 8	NAT 5	GER 3	AUT 5	YUG 3	NED 5	BEL 12	FRA 6	GBR 5	SWE 5	CZE 4	HUN 7	AUS 5	140	4th
1991	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	YZR500	JPN -	AUS -	USA -	ESP -	ITA -	GER -	AUT -	EUR -	NED -	FRA -	GBR 7	RSM 5	CZE -	VDM 12	MAL 6	34	17th
1992	500cc	Sonauto-Yamaha	YZR500	JPN 7	AUS NC	MAL NC	ESP 3	ITA 9	EUR 7	GER NC	NED 7	HUN 14	FRA 6	GBR NC	BRA 9	RSA 8			37	11th
1993	500cc	Valvoline-Yamaha	ROC	AUS 10	MAL 8	JPN 13	ESP 7	AUT 11	GER 9	NED 8	EUR 6	RSM 8	GBR 3	CZE NC	ITA 9	USA 8	FIM 8		103	9th
1994	500cc	Slick 50-Yamaha	ROC	AUS NC	MAL 11	JPN 19	ESP 8	AUT 9	GER 8	NED NC	ITA 9	FRA NC	GBR 8	CZE 9	USA 10	ARG 11	EUR 8		69	10th
1995	250cc	Docshop Aprilia	RS250	AUS NC	MAL NC	JPN NC	ESP 11	GER 14	ITA NC	NED 12	FRA 19	GBR 6	CZE NC	BRA 19	ARG 11	EUR NC			26	18th

References

↑ Niall Mackenzie career statistics at MotoGP.com

External links

Niall-Mackenzie.com - Official site
Video interview with Niall Mackenzie, Donington Park, 2005

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Name	Mackenzie, Niall
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Short description	British motorcycle racer
Date of birth	July 19, 1961
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