Manliffe Barrington (19 November 1912 – 1999) was an Irish professional

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. He was a two-time winner at the

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races.

Motorcycle racing career

Barrington was born in

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to an official importer for CAV (a predecessor of

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) for tractors in

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. He first competed in the 1935 Isle of Man TT on an

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, finishing the

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in 11th place at an average race speed of 72.06 mph. Manliffe also occasionally raced cars including finishing 4th at Phoenix Park in 1937 driving a Rapier. When motorsports activities resumed following the conclusion of the Second World War, Barrington was entered into the

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races riding a

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sponsored by former TT champion

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. The 250 cc Lightweight TT race was won by Barrington in what proved highly controversial circumstances from teammate Maurice Cann. Despite Cann lapping consistently for the whole race at an average race speed of over 74 mph and Barrington at just over 73 mph, the 1947 250cc Lightweight TT Race was awarded to Barrington. Despite a protest to the ACU, the result was allowed to stand as "....in those days of wind-up watches and hand-written records, the officials had under-estimated Barrington's time by a minute." The first event of the new

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was the 1949 Isle of Man TT Race. A further race win for Barrington in the new Grand Prix Championship was the 1949 250 cc Lightweight TT race at an average race speed of 77.99 mph again riding a Moto Guzzi. During practice for the

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Senior TT race, Barrington was riding a 500 cc Norton when engine seizure at the left-hand bend before the Barregarrow cross-roads resulted in a crash, and a broken

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caused his retirement from motorcycle racing.''Isle of Man Examiner'' dated 6 June 1952

World Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

TT Race Wins

TT career summary

1947 Lightweight TT Race Results

Sources

External links

TT database rider profile
iomtt.com
TT database TT results
iomtt.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrington, Manliffe Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Irish motorcycle racers Isle of Man TT riders 125cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders 350cc World Championship riders 500cc World Championship riders 1912 births 1999 deaths Motorsport people from County Dublin People from Monkstown, Dublin