Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer)
- Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer)
Ian Simpson (born 1970 in Edinburgh) is a retired motorcycle road racer from Scotland, nicknamed the 'Dalbeattie Destroyer' [http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=IAN_SIMPSON_TO_MAKE_A_COMEBACK_AT_THE_NORTHWEST_1] .
Simpson began racing at the age of 16, and entered the British Championship two years later. He won the 1994 HEAT British Supercup (now known as the British Superbike Championship) on a Duckhams Creighton Norton, the final year Rotary Nortons were raced at this level [http://www.motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/1991-duckhams-norton.php] . As new homoglation rules required that a larger number of road-going bikes were produced than Norton could afford [http://www.realclassic.co.uk/norton06120100.html] . Simpson also won 3 Isle of Man TT and 5 North West 200 races (including the Superbike class in 1995, 1996 and 1998).
Simpson was injury prone, breaking both legs four times. It was a repeat of these injuries which caused him to retire in 2001, having narrowly escaped needing to have his right leg amputated [http://www.ttwebsite.com/interviews/iansimpson.php] . He later opened a sporting goods shop, managed the ETI Racing team [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/7370713.stm] , and competed in a handful of rallies, and has done racing tuition [http://www.tracksense.co.uk/support.htm] . He made a one-off comeback in the International Classic Grand Prix race at the 2008 North West 200 [http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=BRAVEHEART_-_THE_RETURN_OF_IAN_SIMPSON_1]
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