Carolynn Sells


Carolynn Sells is an English former road racer.
The highlight of her racing career was winning the 2009 [Manx Grand Prix#Race 4b; Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix|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, and made her the Isle of Man Sportswoman of the Year 2009.
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.
She also raced on the roads mostly in Ireland.
However, she started her racing career by participating in short circuit club racing, mostly in mainland Britain ; her first race was at Jurby Airfield on the Isle of Man on her father's TZ250 race bike.
Date rangeTeam
2000-2004Trikbitz Racing
2003-2009Martin Bullock Raceteam
2004KS Performance Racing
2009Paul Morrisey Racing

Awards

Short Circuits:
Manx Grand Prix:
Southern 100:
  • First woman to have an overall win of a solo race at this event, during the 50th Anniversary meeting in 2005.