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{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Motorsport venue
|Name          = Clypse Course
|Time          = [[GMT]]
|Location      = [[Onchan]], [[Isle of Man]]
|Coordinates   = {{coord|54|10|18|N|4|29|31|W|display=title,inline|region:IM_type:landmark}}
|Image         = [[File:Clypse Course.svg|250px]]
|Opened        = 1954
|Closed        = 1959
|Events        = [[Isle of Man TT]]<br />[[Sidecar World Championship]]
|Length_km     = 17.63
|Length_mi     = 10.92
|Turns         = 34
|Record_time   = 8:04.2, 80.42mph
|Record_driver = [[Tarquinio Provini]]
|Record_car    = [[MV Agusta]]
|Record_year   = [[1959 Isle of Man TT|1959]]
|Record_class  = 250&nbsp;cc
}}

The '''Clypse Course''' describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the [[Isle of Man TT]] Races between 1954 and 1959.  

The course is {{cvt|10.92|mi|km|abbr=on}} long<ref>''Motor Cycling'' 30 May 1957</ref> and is in the parish of [[Onchan]] in the [[Isle of Man]]. The course uses two short sections of the [[Snaefell Mountain Course]] which includes the primary [[A18 road (Isle of Man)|A18 road]] between [[Cronk-ny-Mona]] and [[Creg-ny-Baa]] used in the reverse direction. Also, the primary A18 Mountain Road between [[Signpost Corner]] and [[Governor's Bridge (Isle of Man)|Governor's Bridge]]. The highest point of the course is {{cvt|261|m|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} above sea level at Ballacarrooin Hill (Ordnance Survey {{gbmapping|SC 406 827}}). The name Clypse is probably a contraction from the Scandinavian word ''Kleppsstar'' ( Kleppr's farm) which gives the modern name of Clypse Beg and Clypse Mooar.<ref>''Clepps(Beg)'' – Manorial Roll 1643 or ''Cleypse'' – Woods Atlas 1867 Manx Notebook.</ref>

==History==
The Clypse Course was a new [[street circuit]] for racing in the Isle of Man was used to re-introduce the [[Ultra-Lightweight TT]] and [[Sidecar TT]] Race for the [[1954 Isle of Man TT]] Races. To facilitate racing on the Clypse Course, during the winter of 1953/54 road widening occurs on the Mountain Course at Creg-na-Baa, [[Signpost Corner]] and the approach to Governor's Bridge. The re-introduction of the Sidecar TT Race for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Race was controversial as it was opposed by the motor-cycle manufacturers and also for the inclusion of the first female competitor [[Inge Stoll]] at an Isle of Man TT race.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated 22 May 1954</ref> 

The [[Lightweight TT]] Race was run on the Clypse Course for the first time in 1955 and continued until the 1959 race. The Clubman Races were run on the Clypse Course for 1955, then reverting to the [[Snaefell Mountain Course]] for the next year. The last year for racing on the Clypse Course was the [[1959 Isle of Man TT]] Race. 

For 1960, the Lightweight, Ultra-Lightweight and Sidecar TT Races reverted to the Mountain Course.

==Speed and lap records==
The lap record for the Clypse Course is 8 Minutes and 4.2 seconds at an average speed of {{cvt|80.22|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} set by [[Tarquinio Provini]] during the 1959 Lightweight TT Race.

==Legacy==
The Clypse Course has not been used since 1959. Parts of the Clypse Course that are not part of the [[Snaefell Mountain Course]] have been used for cycle racing, Hill Climb events and Classic Car Racing. Parts of the Clypse Course which include the secondary road B12 Creg-na-Baa 'Back-Road' and the B20 Begoade Road are regularly used for the [[Rally Isle of Man]] and the Manx Rally.

==Winners at the Clypse Course==
===Winners (riders)===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!rowspan=2| # Wins
!rowspan=2| Rider
!colspan=2| Wins
|-
! Category
! Years won
|-
!rowspan=4| 4
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| Lightweight TT
| 1956
|-
| Ultra Lightweight TT
| 1955, 1956, 1958
|-
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tarquinio Provini]]
| Lightweight TT
| 1958, 1959
|-
| Ultra Lightweight TT
| 1957, 1959
|-
!rowspan=2| 3
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Walter Schneider (motorcyclist)|Walter Schneider]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1955, 1958, 1959
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans Strauss]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1955, 1958, 1959
|-
!rowspan=2| 2
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Manfred Grunwald]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1956, 1957
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Fritz Hillebrand]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1956, 1957
|-
!rowspan=7| 1
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rupert Hollaus]]
| Ultra Lightweight TT
| 1954
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Les Nutt]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1954
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eric Oliver (racer)|Eric Oliver]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1954
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jimmy Buchan]]
| Clubmans Junior TT
| 1955
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eddie Dow]]
| Clubmans Senior TT
| 1955
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bill Lomas]]
| Lightweight TT
| 1955
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cecil Sandford]]
| Lightweight TT
| 1957
|}

===Winners (manufacturers)===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!rowspan=2| # Wins
!rowspan=2| Manufacturer
!colspan=2| Wins
|-
! Category
! Years won
|-
!rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[MV Agusta]]
| Lightweight TT
| 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959
|-
| Ultra Lightweight TT
| 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
|-
!rowspan=4| 2
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| Clubmans Senior TT
| 1955
|-
| Clubmans Junior TT
| 1955
|-
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
| Lightweight TT
| 1957
|-
| Ultra Lightweight TT
| 1957
|-
!rowspan=2| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| Sidecar TT
| 1954
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]
| Ultra Lightweight TT
| 1954
|}

===By year===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!rowspan=2| Year
!colspan=2| Ultra Lightweight TT
!colspan=2| Lightweight TT
!colspan=3| Sidecar TT
!colspan=2| Clubmans Junior TT
!colspan=2| Clubmans Senior TT
!rowspan=2| Report
|-
!Rider
!Manufacturer
!Rider
!Manufacturer
!Rider
!Passenger
!Manufacturer
!Rider
!Manufacturer
!Rider
!Manufacturer
|-
! 1959
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tarquinio Provini]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tarquinio Provini]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Walter Schneider (motorcyclist)|Walter Schneider]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans Strauss]]
| [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
|
|
|
| 
| [[1959 Isle of Man TT|Report]]
|-
! 1958
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tarquinio Provini]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Walter Schneider (motorcyclist)|Walter Schneider]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans Strauss]]
| [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
|
|
|
| 
| [[1958 Isle of Man TT|Report]]
|-
! 1957
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tarquinio Provini]]
| [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cecil Sandford]]
| [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Fritz Hillebrand]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Manfred Grunwald]]
| [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
|
|
|
| 
| [[1957 Isle of Man TT|Report]]
|-
! 1956
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Fritz Hillebrand]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Manfred Grunwald]]
| [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
|
|
|
| 
| [[1956 Isle of Man TT|Report]]
|-
! 1955
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bill Lomas]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Walter Schneider (motorcyclist)|Walter Schneider]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans Strauss]]
| [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jimmy Buchan]]
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eddie Dow]]
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| [[1955 Isle of Man TT|Report]]
|-
! 1954
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rupert Hollaus]]
| [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]
|
|
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eric Oliver (racer)|Eric Oliver]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Les Nutt]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|
|
|
|
| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|Report]]
|}

==Sources==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Courses.aspx?Cour_Code=CLY Circuit Guide and Results] 

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