Ballacrye Corner

Ballacrye Corner (Manx: McCray or Cry's farm)[1] is situated between the 17th Milestone and 18th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey, in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man.

The A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road at Ballacrye Corner

At Ballacrye Corner is a drop in the road that makes a jump—many racing motor-cycles lift off into the air—and the fastest and most dangerous on the course. It is said to be spectacular viewing, as seen on film or television, but not for spectators, who are kept far away.[2]

Ballacrye Corner was part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Tourist Trophy automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1906 and 1922. Also, Ballacrye Corner is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT Races, and 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix.

During practice for the 1953 Isle of Man TT races, John Surtees crashed near to Ballacrye, suffering an injury which forced him to withdraw from his first Isle of Man TT races.[3]

References
  1. Place Names of the Isle of Man by John Kneen MA pp454 (1970) Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh The Scolar Press
  2. "Ballacrye TT Isle of Man by martimotos.com". Youtube. 1 September 2013.
  3. TT Special page 26 IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR edited by G.S. Davison Wednesday 9 June 1954 "….while John Surtess, sixth best in the Junior, came off and injured his hand at Ballacrye, Sulby, when the forks collapsed on his 125cc EMC – Puch."


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