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| Location | Onchan, Isle of Man |
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| Time zone | GMT |
| Coordinates | 54°10′18″N 4°29′31″W / 54.17167°N 4.49194°W |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Closed | 1959 |
| Major events | Isle of Man TT Sidecar World Championship |
| Length | 17.63 km (10.92 miles) |
| Turns | 34 |
| Race lap record | 8:04.2, 80.42mph (Tarquinio Provini, MV Agusta, 1959, 250 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 10.92 mi (17.57 km) long[1] 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 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. The highest point of the course is 856 ft (261 m) above sea level at Ballacarrooin Hill (Ordnance Survey grid reference 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.[2]