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mellor at mallory park in 1988 7 june 1989 isle of man brit/english 1954 file : phil mellor.jpg phil mellor
 phil mellor
phil mellor

phil mellor -lrb- phil ` mez ' mellor , died 7 june , 1989 -rrb- was a yorkshire-based motorcycle racer .
his career included racing on both road and race circuits .
mellor , from shelley , near huddersfield , west yorkshire , died after an accident at doran 's bend during the 1989 tt races in the isle of man .
his race results included the 1984 tt formula 2 championship aboard a yamaha 350 , 125cc gold star 1981 championship aboard a honda , 1300cc production 1986 british championship on a suzuki , back to back 750cc production championships in 1986 and 1987 for suzuki , 1979 british 250cc championship , avon roadrunner production 500cc championship on a yamaha 350 and back to back honda 125cc championship victories in 1980 and 1981 .
road race results included three wins , seven podiums and a total of 34 appearances at the isle of man tt .
he also competed at the nw200 , ulster gp , won the 1978 newcomers lightweight manx grand prix and scored a fifth place at macau .
the popular yorkshireman has a trophy named in his honour at the gold cup races held at oliver 's mount , a road-based circuit through parkland near the yorkshire east coast holiday resort of scarborough .
