2003 Isle of Man TT

It was marred by the high-profile death of outright lap record holder and nine-time TT winner David Jefferies during practice.

[1] Jefferies crashed at around 180 mph (290 km/h) at Crosby, due to a patch of oil that was not signalled by the marshals.

[2] In the aftermath of Jefferies' crash, Jim Moodie's neck was hit by the cables of a telegraph pole laid down by the accident,[3] but he was not seriously injured.

[4] Friend and rival of Jefferies John McGuinness was one of the first riders on the scene, and described it to be "like a war zone".

Shaun Harris won the Production 600 and 1000 races,[6][7] the only two TT podiums of his career.