Gary Carswell
Gary Carswell was a Manx solo-motorcycle road racer who worked as a civil engineer.
He was a veteran competitor of the Isle of Man TT with 56 starts, and 12 starts in the Manx Grand Prix road-races held on the 37-mile Snaefell mountain course around the island, also competing in the Southern 100 road-races held on the 4-mile Billown Circuit, near Castletown, [Isle of Man|Castletown] in the south of the Isle of Man.
Carswell died in Noble's Hospital, Douglas, Isle of Man, on 11 April 2015, after crashing during a practice session at the Jurby Motodrome, Isle of Man, part of a two-day race weekend organised by the Andreas Racing Club.
Racing history
Carswell entered the Manx Grand Prix, a race for amateur competitors, between 1991 and 1997. His best results were a win in the 1997 Senior class and two fifth-place finishes in the 1996 Senior and 1997 Junior classes.He entered TT races from 1996, with many finishes including a third place in the 2004 Senior TT. In 2007 he raced machines provided by Bolliger Kawasaki, a European World Endurance-racing outfit, gaining a 16th in the Superbike race and 13th in the Senior, in addition to 9th in Superstock and 21st in Supersport classes.