| Phillip McCallen | |
| Birth Place: | Portadown, Armagh |
| Nationality: | Northern Irish |
| Tt Contested: | 11 (1989 - 1999) |
| Tt Wins: | 11 |
| Tt First Win: | 1992 Formula One TT |
| Tt Last Win: | 1997 Senior TT |
| Tt Podiums: | 19 |
Phillip McCallen (born Portadown, Armagh)[1] is a Northern Ireland born former motorcycle racer, now turned to dealer and commentator[2] in his retirement from road racing.
McCallen is joint eleventh in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories, including four races in one week in 1996; a tally which stood unbroken until 2010, when Ian Hutchinson won five races in a week. McCallen also won 5 wins from 6 starts at the 1992 North West 200, and 5 wins in one day at the 1996 Ulster Grand Prix.[3]
McCallen was born within yards of the Tandragee road racing circuit.[4]
McCallen is joint eighth in the list of all-time Isle of Man TT winners, with 11 race victories to his name. His first race was in 1988 at the Manx Grand Prix, the amateur equivalent of the TT.[5] The 1996 Isle of Man TT was the year where McCallen riding a Honda achieved four wins in a week, winning all of the main races with Jim Moodie and Joey Dunlop picking up the smaller bike wins.
McCallen rode his entire career for Honda (except the last TT in 1999, when he signed up with Yamaha), and during his career was employed working on research and development in conjunction with Honda. In the later stages of his career, McCallen became general after sales manager for one of the UK's leading motorcycle retailers. McCallen now owns a successful motorcycle dealership in Lisburn, specialising in Triumph, Kawasaki and KTM bikes.[3]
| 1999 | Formula One TT DNF | Junior TT 7 | Production TT 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Formula One TT 1 | Junior TT 2 | Production TT 1 | Lightweight TT DNF | Senior TT 1 | ||
| 1996 | Formula One TT 1 | Junior TT 1 | Production TT 1 | Lightweight TT 4 | Senior TT 1 | ||
| 1995 | Formula One TT 1 | Junior TT DNF | Lightweight TT 4 | ||||
| 1994 | Formula One TT 2 | Junior TT DNF | Supersport 600 TT 4 | Senior TT 2 | |||
| 1993 | Formula One TT 2 | Junior TT DNF | Supersport 600 TT 7 | Senior TT 1 | |||
| 1992 | Formula One TT 1 | Junior TT DNF | Supersport 600 TT 1 | Supersport 400 TT 2 | Senior TT DNF | ||
| 1991 | Formula One TT 4 | Junior TT 2 | Supersport 600 TT 5 | Ultra Lightweight TT 4 | Senior TT 3 | ||
| 1990 | Formula One TT 39 | Junior TT 6 | Supersport 600 TT 14 | Senior TT DNF | |||
| 1989 | Formula One TT 15 | Junior TT DNF | Supersport 600 TT 28 | Production 750 TT 15 | Ultra Lightweight TT 7 | Senior TT 17 |