Handley's Corner
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Handley's Corner is a corner between the 11th Milestone
11th Milestone
11th Milestone or "Drinkwater's Bend" is a corner situated between the 11th Milestone and 12th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road which forms the boundary between the parishes of German and...

 and 12th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course
Snaefell mountain course
Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races held in the Isle of Man from 1911 and 1923 respectively. The racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald...

 used for the Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

 Races on the primary A3 road in the parish of Michael in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

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The S-bend at Ballamenagh Corner is dominated by a high dry-stone wall on the eastern side of the road and was part of the Highland Course and the Four Inch Course
Four Inch Course
Four-Inch Course is a road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for racing automobiles. The races were held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald...

 used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy
RAC Tourist Trophy
The International Tourist Trophy is an award given by the Royal Automobile Club and awarded semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1905 and continues to be awarded to this day, making it the longest lasting trophy in...

 automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1922. The Ballamenagh Corner was part of the St John's Short Course used between 1907
1907 Isle of Man TT
The 1907 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first of the Isle of Man TT races. The races took place on 28 May 1907 over the Short Course...

 and 1910
1910 Isle of Man TT
The 1910 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races took place on the Short Course .-500cc Single & 670cc Twin Results Open Class final standings:Thursday 26 May 1910 – 10 laps St John's Short Course....

 for the Isle of Man TT Races. Also, Ballameanagh Corner, later named Handley's Corner became part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911
1911 Isle of Man TT
The 1911 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races took place for the first time over the "Snaefell Mountain Course". The whole organisation of the races was given over to the Auto Cycle Union , who announced the use of the longer mountain course with a four lap Junior race on Friday 30 June and a five...

 for the Isle of Man TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix
Manx Grand Prix
The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course every year for a two-week period usually spanning the end of August and early September. The 'MGP' or 'Manx' is considered to be the amateur riders' alternative to the Isle of Man TT Races held in May and June...

 Races.

The area is dominated by the Ballamenagh and Shoughlaige-e-Caine farmland. The name derives from the Isle of Man TT race winner Wal Handley while riding a Rudge motor-cycle, crashed heavily during lap 4 of the 1932
1932 Isle of Man TT
The 1932 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race meeting was watched by Prince George, Duke of Kent the first royal visitor to the Isle of Man TT Races. The 1932 Junior TT Race was won by Stanley Woods riding a Norton at an average race speed of from Wal Handley and Tyrell Smith riding for the Rudge factory...

 Senior TT
Senior TT
The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...

 Race sustaining a back injury and subsequently retired from the race.

The corner was subjected to road widening and reprofiling during the winter of 1953/1954 for the 1954 Isle of Man TT
1954 Isle of Man TT
The 1954 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second race in the 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and proved highly controversial for course and race changes. The 1954 Junior TT was the first race where the official race distance was reduced from 7 laps to 5 laps...

 Races. From the winter of 2003 to 2006, road repair work is carried-out on the primary A3 road from Barregarrow to Cronk-y-Voddy, including Handley's Corner and the 11th Milestone
11th Milestone
11th Milestone or "Drinkwater's Bend" is a corner situated between the 11th Milestone and 12th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road which forms the boundary between the parishes of German and...

 by the Isle of Man Department of Transport
Department of Transport (Isle of Man)
The Department of Infrastructure is a department of the Isle of Man Government.-History:The department was created in April 2010 from the Department of Transport....

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