| Tom Phillis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Phillis early in his career circa 1955 on his BSA Gold Star in Clubman's racing trim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1934 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1962 (aged 28) Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Edward Phillis (9 April 1934 – 6 June 1962) was an Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1][2] He won the 1961 125cc motorcycle road racing World Championship and was the first person to lap the Isle of Man TT mountain circuit at over 100 mph on a pushrod engined motorcycle. He was also the first person to win a World Championship motorcycle race on a Japanese machine.
- ^ Ainscoe, Raymond (May 2005). "Tom Phillis". Classic Racer (113). Horncastle: Mortons Motorcycle Media: 18–23.
- ^ "Australian Wins Motor-cycle Title". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 30 October 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 17 February 2015.