Eddie Laycock

Eddie Laycock
Eddie Laycock
	Eddie after winning the 1987 Junior TT
Nationality	Irish
Born	25 May 1961 (age 63); Dublin, Ireland
Motorcycle racing career statistics
500cc World Championship
Active years	1988 – 1992
Manufacturers	Honda, Yamaha
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested	21 (1982–1990)
TT wins	2
First TT win	1987 Junior TT
Last TT win	1989 Supersport 400
TT podiums	6
	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

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

Complete TT record

Races by year

(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
1985	Junior TT Ret
1982	Junior TT Ret	Senior 350cc TT Ret

Eddie on the Millar Racing NS500 Honda

North West 200 Record : 4 Victories

Races by year

Year	Class/Race	Machine	Position	Source
1982	250cc	Yamaha	7th	Motocourse 1982^[8]
1983	350cc	Yamaha	5th	Motocourse 1983^[9]
1983	250cc	Yamaha	6th	Motocourse 1983^[9]
1986	250cc Race 1	EMC	1st	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87^[10]
1986	250cc Race 2	EMC	2nd	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87^[10]
1987	350cc Race 2	Yamaha	1st	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87^[10]
1987	Superbike	Yamaha	5th	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87^[10]
1988	250/350cc	Yamaha	5th	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89^[11]
1988	Superbike	Honda	2nd	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89^[11]
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

Races by year

Year	Class/Race	Machine	Position	Source
1981	250cc	Yamaha	8th	Motocourse 1981^[13]
1983	250cc	Yamaha	4th	Motocourse 1983^[9]
1983	500cc	Yamaha	8th	Motocourse 1983^[9]
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]
1986	350cc	Yamaha	1st	Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87^[10]
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

Races by year

(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

Races by year

(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

^ "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.

External links

[1] "TT FORMULA 1986". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[2] "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.

[3] "Nutt takes his winning formula to Mondello". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[4] "Dutch TT 1992 Results". motogp.com.

[5] "1991 500cc World Championship standings". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[6] "Laylaw Classic Racing to field Ian Lougher at Classic TT". MCNews.com.au. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[7] "Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[motocourse1982-8] Clifford, Peter (1982). Motocourse. Surrey: Hazleton Publishing. p. 185.

[motocourse1983-9] Clifford, Peter (1983). Motocourse. Surrey: Hazleton Publishing. p. 186.

[Rothmans1986-10] Harris, Nick (1986). Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1986-87. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 125, 175, 176.

[Rothmans1988-11] Harris, Nick (1988). Rothmans Grand Prix Motorcycle Year Book 1988-89. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 222, 223.

[mccookNW2004-12] McCook, Alastair (2004). The Power and the Glory, The History of the North West 200. Belfast: Appletree Press Ltd. pp. 147–151, 238–239.

[motocourse1981-13] Clifford, Peter (1981). Motocourse. Surrey: Hazleton Publishing. p. 187.

[mccook2004-14] 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.

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