Our next Newcomers Manx Greatest hits piece, details those who have emerged victorious since the Newcomers races inception in 1978.
As stated yesterday, the first Newcomers race victors were respectively Dave Ashton, Rob Brew and the late great Phil Mellor.
Since then those to stand on the top step of the Newcomers Manx podium, are as follows:
1970’s:
1978
Newcomers Senior Dave Ashton
Newcomers Junior Rob Brew
Newcomers Lightweight Phil Mellor
1979
Newcomers Senior Dave Raybon
Newcomers Junior Roger Luckman
Newcomers Lightweight Andy McGladdery
1980’s:
1980
Newcomers Senior Steve Richardson
Newcomers Junior Kenny Shepherd
Newcomers Lightweight Gary Padgett
1981
Newcomers Senior Michael C Pellow
Newcomers Junior Norman Brown
Newcomers Lightweight Buddy Yeardsley
1982
Newcomers Senior Ian Ogden
Newcomers Junior David E Howton
Newcomers Lightweight Brian Lund
1983
Newcomers Senior Steve Carthy
Newcomers Junior Robert Dunlop
Newcomers Lightweight Barrie Middleton
1984
Newcomers Senior Eddie Byers
Newcomers Junior Gary Cowan
Newcomers Lightweight Phil Armes
1985
Newcomers Senior Tom Knight
Newcomers Junior Trevor A Haywood
Newcomers Lightweight Carl Fogarty
1986
Newcomers Senior Jim Hunter
Newcomers Junior Ian Jones
Newcomers Lightweight George Higginson
1987
Newcomers Senior Colin Gable
Newcomers Junior WA Billy Craine
Newcomers Lightweight Ian Morris
1988
Newcomers Senior Allan McDonald
Newcomers Junior Charles Morgan
Newcomers Lightweight Phillip McCallen
1989
Newcomers Senior Chris Morris
Newcomers Junior David Hedison
Newcomers Lightweight Pat Sefton
1990’s:
1990
Newcomers Senior Paul Orritt
Newcomers Junior Lee Pullan
Newcomers Lightweight Mick Lofthouse
1991
Newcomers Senior Jason Griffiths
Newcomers Junior Andy Jackson
Newcomers Lightweight Paul Harbison
1992
Newcomers Senior Tim Leech
Newcomers Junior Ian King
Newcomers Lightweight James Courtney
1993
Newcomers Senior Michael Brown
Newcomers Junior Mark Flynn
Newcomers Lightweight Peter Bell
1994
Newcomers Senior Duncan Muir
Newcomers Junior Philip Stewart
Newcomers Lightweight Emlyn Hughes
1995
Newcomers Senior Peter Barnett
Newcomers Junior Ricky Mitchell
Newcomers Lightweight Norman Gordon
1996
Newcomers Senior Paul Duckett
Newcomers Junior Gordon Blackley
Newcomers Lightweight Chris Moore
1997
Newcomers Senior Darran Lindsay
Newcomers Junior Richard Britton
Newcomers Lightweight Dave Jones
1998
Newcomers Senior Howard Taylor
Newcomers Junior Juan Valdes
Newcomers Lightweight Rikki McCready
1999
Newcomers Senior Ryan Farquhar
Newcomers Junior Andrew McLean
Newcomers Lightweight Martin Sharpe
2000’s:
2000
Newcomers Senior Seamus Greene
Newcomers Junior Martin Finnegan
Newcomers Lightweight Chris Dowling
2002
Newcomers Senior Ray Porter
Newcomers Junior Barry Davidson
Newcomers Lightweight Graham Burden
2003
Newcomers Senior Ian Hutchinson
Newcomers Junior Darren Burns
Newcomers Lightweight Stuart Sturrock
2004
Newcomers Senior Keith Stewart
Newcomers Lightweight Brian Purdy
2005
Newcomers A Tim Maher
Newcomers B Nigel John
Newcomers C Sam Dunlop
2006
Newcomers A Shane Connor
Newcomers C Michael Dunlop
2007
Newcomers A Andrew Brady
Newcomers C Olie Linsdell
2008
Newcomers A Ryan Kneen
Newcomers C Dan Kneen
2009
Newcomers A Sean Murphy
Newcomers C Adrian Kershaw
2010’s:
2010
Newcomers A Tim Venables
Newcomers B Jonny Heginbotham
2011
Newcomers A Wayne Hamilton
Newcomers B Gavin Lupton
2012
Newcomers A Kamil Holan
Newcomers B Andy Dudgeon (Martin Bullock Manxsport)
Newcomers C James Cowton
2013
Newcomers A Chris Dixon
Newcomers B Callum Collister (Martin Bullock Manxsport)
Newcomers C Ben Rea
2014
Newcomers A Billy Redmayne
Newcomers B Dean Osborne (Martin Bullock Manxsport)
Newcomers C James Caswell Cox
2015
Newcomers A Peter Wilkinson
Newcomers B Gary Vines
Newcomers C Elwyn Fryer
2016
Newcomers A Michael Evans
Newcomers B Paul Van Der Heiden
2017
Newcomers A Brad Vicars (AJB Racing)
Newcomers B Derek Wilson
2018
Newcomers A Thomas Maxwell
Newcomers B Michael Rees
2019
Newcomers A Pierre Yves Bian (Martimotos)
Newcomers B Mark Kirkby
Newcomers C Andy Jackson (PBR/Falcon Racing)
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