Ards TT plaque, Dundonald
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Ards TT plaque, Dundonald
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 26 Jun 2011
The Ards TT was a motor race over 13½ miles of public roads. The course started here, on the Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald and ran via Newtownards (over Bradshaw’s Brae) and Comber. The first race was in 1928. The last in 1936 during which a competitor’s car crashed killing eight spectators. Image shows the equivalent memorial in Newtownards. This YouTube video shows a lap of the course in 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvbqCuo5ePg.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.594411
Longitude
-5.781053