Allan David Jefferies (September 18, 1972 - May 29, 2003) was a Britishmotorcycle racer who competed in a wide variety of racing classes, most notably, the Isle of Man TT. He was born in Shipley, West Yorkshire to parents Tony and Pauline along with his sister Louise. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Start of a Motocross race Motorcycle Racing A Motor Cross Bike A Speedway Bike There are a variety of sports involving racing motorcycles. ... The late Joey Dunlop riding down from Kates Cottage towards Creg ny Baa. ... Shipley is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and close to Saltaire. ...
Racing a Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the newly formed TAS Suzuki team, Jefferies died during practice for the Senior TT in 2003 after hitting oil on the course from a competitors malfunctioning bike. Track marshals failed to provide adequate warning, namely by failing to wave an oil flag, for the approaching Jefferies and Jim Moodie. He crashed at Crosby at approximately 160mph (257 km/h). A 1999 Suzuki GSX-R 750W The first Suzuki street bike to be truly modeled on race specifications was the 1985 GSX-R750 which, while having evolved considerably in the intervening years, is still in production and celebrates its 20th Anniversary of production in 2005. ... The flagman waves the green flag at the start of the Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 6, 2003. ...
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