Carolynn Sells Explained

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Carolynn Sells
Nationality:British
Birth Date:6 May 1973
Birth Place:Preston, Lancashire
Bike Number:13 (Manx Grand Prix), 113 (Irish Roads)
Current Team:Retired
Manx Gp Contested:13
Manx Gp Active Years:2003-2009
Manx Gp Wins:1
First Manx Gp Win:2009
Last Manx Gp Win:2009
First Race:Jurby Airfield, 2000 (DNF, Crash)
Last Race:Junior Manx GP, 2009, (21st, 113mph+)
Other Championships:Manx GP, Southern 100, Irish Roads, New Era, Jurby Club

Carolynn Sells (born 6 May 1973 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English former road racer.The highlight of her racing career was winning the 2009 Ultralightweight Manx Grand Prix, making her the first and as of 2024, the only woman to win a solo race on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, an achievement that earned her a Guinness World Record,[1] and made her the Isle of Man Sportswoman of the Year 2009.[2] She grew up around motorcycle racing, a sport her father Dave Sells took up when she was five years old. He began racing in the Manx Grand Prix when she was 12. She has stated that her sole purpose, when she began short circuit racing herself at the age of 27, was to obtain a National Race licence so she could race on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.

Racing

Sells raced numerous times on the roads of the Isle of Man, including 13 Manx Grand Prix starts between 2003 and 2009.[3]

She also raced on the roads mostly in Ireland (between 2004 & 2008).[4]

However, she started her racing career by participating in short circuit club racing, mostly in mainland Britain (between 2000 & 2009); her first race was at Jurby Airfield on the Isle of Man on her father's TZ250 race bike.[5]

Race Teams
Date range Team
2000-2004 Trikbitz Racing
2003-2009 Martin Bullock Raceteam
2004 KS Performance Racing
2009 Paul Morrisey Racing

Awards

Short Circuits:

Manx Grand Prix

Southern 100

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carolynn Sells Guinness World Record. Guinness World Records.
  2. Web site: 2009 IoM Sports Awards. IoM Sports Awards.
  3. Web site: Carolynn Sells Race Results. TT Database.
  4. Web site: Race Results (2004-2006), Racing Blog (2007-2008). https://web.archive.org/web/20090207045209/http://carolynnsells.com/index.htm. 7 February 2009. Wayback Machine. 5 August 2022.
  5. Web site: "Queen of the Mountain"……Carolynn Sells. Peel Heritage Trust. 27 June 2012. 5 August 2022.
  6. Watterson. John. 16 August 2003. Isle of Man. The Sells trio. Manx Grand Prix official programme. 2003. Manx Motorcycle Club. 39. 1471-7905.
  7. Web site: 2005 Classic/Junior Support B Race Result. Southern 100.
  8. Book: Edge, Phil. 27 May 2005 . Fifty Years of the Friendly Races: The Story of the Southern 100 Motorcycle Races. Duke Marketing Ltd . 90. 0952932520.