Lee Pullan Trophy
The Lee Pullan Trophy is run in memory of one of Scarborough’s most popular riders, the ever smiling Lee Pullan. Originally from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, but later settled in Douglas in the Isle of Man, Lee started out as a successful Kart racer, before joining father Steve, as the passenger of his sidecar outfit. A carpenter and joiner by trade, he soon made the switch to two-wheels and with his amazing versatility was equally at home on two-stroke and four-stroke machinery. After hitting the headlines on the short circuits, Daytona and Grand Prix, he proved to be just as successful on the pure ‘roads’ venues, such as the Isle of Man TT, Dundrod, Macau and Scarborough. Throughout his racing career he enjoyed loyal backing from Manton Transport of Harrogate and Tillston Motorcycles.
Every September, Lee’s wife, Charlotte, makes the trip to the Scarborough Gold Cup Road Races and daughter Fay always conducts the presentation of the Lee Pullan Trophy with an eloquent speech, which would have made her father very proud. Below is a list of previous winners of the event for 250cc to 400cc machines :
Lee Pullan Trophy winners
|
| Year |
Rider |
Machine |
| 1996 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Yamaha TZ |
| 1997 |
John McGuinness |
250 Honda RS |
| 1998 |
Phil Stead |
250 Honda RS |
| 1999 |
John McGuinness |
250 Honda RS |
| 2000 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2001 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2002 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2003 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2004 |
Guy
Martin |
250 Honda RS |
| 2005 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2006 |
William Dunlop |
250 Honda RS |
| 2007 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2008 |
William Dunlop |
250 Honda RS |
| 2009 |
William Dunlop |
250 Honda RS |
| 2010 |
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Phil Mellor Trophy
The Phil Mellor Trophy is run in honour of talented Yorkshire-rider Phil ‘Mez’ Mellor. During his illustrious racing career, the painter and decorator from Shepley, Huddersfield, went on to win no fewer than 11 National Championships and 3 Isle of Man TT victories. In 1979 he achieved an amazing ‘double’ by taking both the 125cc and 250cc British ACU Star Championships.
Mez took a total of 23 Oliver’s Mount wins on 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc two-stroke machinery, plus 750cc & 1100cc victories on Production based four-stroke machines, which is a tremendous achievement considering back then the meetings only had single legs for each event. Despite all of his successes he remained the same cheerful and approachable Yorkshire lad, always on hand to offer advice and support to novice riders.
The Millers Motorcycle Club and friends of Phil from the Huddersfield area, make the presentation of the Phil Mellor Trophy during the September Gold Cup Road Races, below is a list of previous winners of the event for lightweight machines :
| Phil Mellor Trophy winners |
| Year |
Rider |
Machine |
| 1989 |
Carl Fogarty |
250 Honda RS |
| 1990 |
Rob Orme |
250 Honda RS |
| 1991 |
Steve Johnson |
250 Honda RS |
| 1992 |
Lee Pullan |
250 Honda RS |
| 1993 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 1994 |
Richard Coates |
250 Honda RS |
| 1995 |
Phillip McCallen |
250 Honda RS |
| 1996 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 1997 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 1998 |
Phil Stead |
250 Honda RS |
| 1999 |
John McGuinness |
250 Honda RS |
| 2000 |
Cancelled due to fog |
|
| 2001 |
Shaun Brown |
250 Honda RS |
| 2002 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2003 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2004 |
Guy Martin |
250 Honda RS |
| 2005 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Honda RS |
| 2006 |
William Dunlop |
250 Honda RS |
| 2007 |
John McGuinness |
250 Honda RS |
| 2008 |
William Dunlop |
250 Honda RS |
| 2009 |
Ian Lougher |
250 Yamaha TZ |
| 2010 |
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Denis Parkinson Trophy
Denis Parkinson had the distinction of being the winner of the very first race on the Oliver’s Mount circuit in September 1946, on a 350cc Norton.
The garage owner from Wakefield, went on to become famously known as “Mr MGP”, after his incredible successes at the Manx Grand Prix races, with five MGP wins to his credit, three of those recorded on successive years (1936, 1937 & 1938). Denis was also the first Lightweight rider to lap at over 70mph (1937) and the first Senior rider to lap at over 90mph (1953).
A multi-talented all-rounder, Denis had wins at most of the Irish road races including the North West 200 & Leinster 200 and was also at some time the Scottish, Welsh and Yorkshire Sand Racing Champion. Away from the track, he was the founder and President of the Wakefield & District Motor Sports Club.
After retiring from racing he went on to a long and successful career in radio and television commentary, before taking on the role of Technical Adviser to ITV ‘World of Sport’. The endless list of activities for the tireless Yorkshireman also included being an after dinner speaker, at over 1,200 club dinners. Denis said that by the time he’d retired from racing, he’d completed 968 laps of the Oliver’s Mount track and won exactly half in prize money, it worked out a 50p per lap !
Right up until he suffered fluctuating health problems, Denis was actively involved as Press Officer at Oliver’s Mount, where the Press office is now named after him. He is now remembered with the Denis Parkinson Trophy race, held during the Barry Sheene Classic Race Festival.
| Denis Parkinson Trophy winners |
| Year |
Rider |
Machine |
| 1990 |
Geoff Tunstall |
496 Matchless |
| 1991 |
John Cronshaw |
499 Unity BSA |
| 1992 |
John Cronshaw |
499 Unity BSA |
| 1993 |
Bob Heath |
497 Seeley |
| 1994 |
Bob Heath |
496 Seeley MKII |
| 1995 |
John Cronshaw |
499 Unity BSA |
| 1996 |
Not Staged |
|
| 1997 |
Not Staged |
|
| 1998 |
Bob Heath |
499 Seeley MKII |
| 1999 |
Vernon Glashier |
496 Rutter Matchless G50 |
| 2000 |
Micky Carter |
500 Seeley G50 MK3 |
| 2001 |
Alan Oversby |
500 Matchless G50 |
| 2002 |
Mike Hose |
500 Seeley |
| 2003 |
Alan Oversby |
500 Craven Manx Norton |
| 2004 |
Alan Oversby |
500 Craven Manx Norton |
| 2005 |
Mike Hose |
500 Manx Norton |
| 2006 |
Not Staged |
|
| 2007 |
Chris Palmer |
500 Manx Norton |
| 2008 |
Chris Palmer |
500 Manx Norton |
| 2009 |
Ryan Farquhar |
500 Paton |
| 2010 |
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Syd Barnett Trophy
One of the first riders to achieve cult status at Oliver’s Mount was Coventry master butcher Syd Barnett. He totally dominated the 500cc class at Scarborough’s first ever meeting in September 1946, winning both the Scratch and Invitation races on a pre-war, 1939, 490cc girder-fork Norton “springer” which, according to ‘The Motor Cycle’ magazine, showed a clean number plate to the latest “Manx jobs”.
Over the following years Syd continued to take many more wins and top three placings, often recording fastest laps as well, on his privately entered machines. He was no respecter of reputations and on many occasions left ‘Works’ riders on factory machines trailing in his wake. Syd continued to race at the Mount until the mid-1950’s and he was well into his forties before calling it a day.
The Syd Barnett Trophy is now raced for during the Barry Sheene Classic Race Festival.
| Syd Barnett Trophy winners |
| Year |
Rider |
Machine |
| 1998 |
Bob Heath |
349 Seeley MKII |
| 1999 |
Not Staged |
|
| 2000 |
Barry Edwards |
350 SRT Honda K4 |
| 2001 |
Paul Coward |
350 Fenna Honda K4 |
| 2002 |
Jon Loder |
350 Greeves Oulton |
| 2003 |
Phil Sharp |
350 Aermacchi Ala D'oro |
| 2004 |
Alan Oversby |
350 Sunter Honda K4 |
| 2005 |
Peter Wakefield |
250 Suzuki T20 |
| 2006 |
Peter Wakefield |
250 Carbutt Suzuki T20 |
2007 |
Ian Lougher |
350 Honda K4 |
2008 |
Alan Oversby |
350 Honda K4 |
2009 |
Ryan Farquhar |
350 Honda K4 |
2010 |
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Geoff Barry Trophy
Geoff Barry, grew up with a passion for motorcycles, with his father having raced Morgans before the war. Geoff began racing in 1964 at Cadwell Park on a 350cc BSA Gold Star roadster, which he rode to the circuit, raced, and then rode home on.
After buying a 350cc Manx Norton from John Cooper in 1966, he won his first race and gained an International licence. Sponsorship soon followed with backing from Nottingham butcher Charlie Oakley and he stayed loyal to four-stroke machinery until 1974. In 1975 he met Sid Griffiths, a haulage contractor and Opel car dealer, who provided him with potent two-stroke Yamaha machinery. A Rolls Royce job evaluation analyst by trade, Geoff then turned full-time professional racer.
In 1976 Geoff enjoyed his best season to date, taking the Cock o’ the North title and made a name for himself by winning the Ulster GP eight-lap 1000cc race from Tony Rutter, shattering the Dundrod lap record with a speed of 114.55mph, which was six mph faster then the previous circuit best !
But Geoff will be best remembered by Oliver’s Mount race fans for his part in the sensational 1976 feature Gold Cup race, when he pushed Barry Sheene and Mick Grant to their limits throughout the entire ten lap race.
The Geoff Barry trophy presented in memory of the Derbyshire racer was originally awarded for the best non-Works finisher in the Gold Cup race, then with less Works teams appearing at the Mount it was presented to the rider recording the fastest lap in the feature Gold Cup race. More recently, it has become a race in its own right, held during the Barry Sheene Classic Race Festival.
| Geoff Barry Trophy winners |
| Year |
Rider |
Machine |
| 2004 |
Paul Coward |
350 Yamaha TZ |
| 2005 |
Paul Coward |
350 Yamaha TZ |
| 2006 |
Guy Martin |
750 Triumph Trident |
| 2007 |
Guy Martin |
750 Triumph Trident |
| 2008 |
John MacFarlane |
1052 Suzuki GSXR |
| 2009 |
Ryan Farquhar |
500 Paton |
| 2010 |
???????? |
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Darran Lindsay Trophy
Darran Lindsay was one of Ireland’s most popular road racers and had the superlative achievement of having won at every track that he raced. A four-time Irish Champion, five-time Ulster Grand Prix winner, two-time Manx Grand Prix winner and a North West 200 winner, he also took victories at the Southern 100, Aberdare Park and Oliver’s Mount.
Darran was amongst the finest of his generation. Originally making his name in the smaller classes, but also enjoyed success later in his career on 600cc and 1000cc four-stroke machines, and many pundits believed that on his day he was indeed Ireland’s best Supersport rider.
The Lisburn's ace, modest, cheerful character is sadly missed by all his fellow competitors, friends and fans and is remembered at the Gold Cup road races with the Darren Lindsay trophy for the Superbike races.
| Darran Lindsay Trophy winners |
| Year |
Rider |
Machine |
| 2007 |
Ian Lougher |
600 Honda CBR |
| 2008 |
Guy Martin |
1000 Honda CBR |
| 2009 |
Ryan Farquhar |
1000 Kawasaki ZX10R |
| 2010 |
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