Hizzy: The Autobiography of Steve Hislop

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He was understood to have been taking friends out for trips yesterday before the accident. His sons were on holiday in Devon with his mother, Margaret, where police contacted her to break the news. He enjoyed a distinguished career which included 11 TT wins on the Isle of Man, domestic Superbike titles in and , and the British cc crown in Born in Denholm, Hawick, he was a popular face at tracks around the country, but had to endure a number of family tragedies.

He was just 17 when his racer father died. Sandy Hislop was a bike enthusiast and used to take Steve and his brother, Garry, to the Scottish championships in North Berwick and Knockhill. Grief-stricken after his father's death, Hislop started drinking heavily and crashed so many cars it appeared his racing career would be over almost before it had begun.


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More tragedy followed when Garry was killed in a racing accident in However, a trip to the TT races in inspired him, and he decided to compete there, with his first win in the TT Formula 2 Race on a Yamaha. It was the start of one of the most successful TT careers in history, and ''Hizzy'' went on to win 11 times on the most dangerous race track in the world, riding into the history books in when he became the first man to set an average lap speed of over mph.

He had many memorable battles during his tremendous TT career with such biking legends as Fogarty, Joey Dunlop and Phil McCallen, and became a popular and often emulated modern day hero of the mountain circuit. Hislop last rode in the TT in , when he took the senior and Formula 1 titles. He then wanted to prove himself in short circuit racing, a discipline many thought he could never master.

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But he proved the doubters wrong by lifting the cc British championship in , and the British Superbike championship in Hailed as a flawed genius and by his peers as the fastest man ever to sit on a motorcycle, Hislop was plagued with bad luck over the next seven years as injuries, sackings and team bust-ups repeatedly ruined his championship hopes. Regularly drawing more crowds than any other domestic motor racing series in Britain, British Superbike fans were captivated by Hislop's quest for the second title.

While so many of his fellow domestic riders took the step up to international racing, for Hislop the delights of Knockhill were a match for anything Barcelona or Kuala Lumpur could offer. But he did enjoy rare outings on a global stage as a wildcard in the British rounds of the World Superbike Championship. He stayed on, with many expecting him to rule the domestic roost for the foreseeable future.

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It did not turn out like that and Hislop was forced to play second fiddle to a string of up-and-coming young guns who saw the series as a stepping stone to greater things. He never lost the knack of winning, however, and his presence was part of the reason that Britain became the premier training ground for young talent.

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Hislop suffered two horrific accidents that would have ended a lesser rider's career. In , he crashed at Brands Hatch but carried on racing, only to find out later he was riding with two broken vertebrae in his neck. He felt he had been given a second chance at life and set about winning the Superbike title with a new-found.

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A year later, he was within touching distance of another title when he crashed into his title rival, John Reynolds, at Rockingham. He ploughed into the concrete retaining wall at terrifying speed and suffered a badly broken leg, ankle and collarbone, which cost him the title. Hizzy finally achieved his dream in , bringing a lump to the throats of many spectators as he stood as champion once more. Season was no different.


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He had always been a controversial and outspoken character having had many famous clashes and splits with teams and riders over the years, t always to his advantage. Season was different.

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Steve's life was incredible, funny and ultimately tragic. Hislop made his debut in on a bike paid for by his father, but when the latter died of a heart-attack, he embarked on a self-destructive quest that resulted in more crashed bikes and cars than he can remember. Three years later his brother Garry was killed racing at Silloth. It looked as if he would never race again but while on holiday at the Isle of Man TT races in , he was mesmerised by the sight of Joey Dunlop and he knew he had to try it.

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He took to the roads immediately, amassing an amazing career record of 11 wins and was the first rider in history to lap the course at an average speed of over mph. He turned his back on the Isle of Man in , claiming it was too fast and dangerous for modern superbikes. However, he had already proved he was just as fast on purpose-built short circuits having won the British cc championship in and then went on to win the British Superbike BSB title in and