“Dave is undoubtedly one of the greatest competitors the TT has ever seen”

Dave Molyneux, the most successful sidecar driver in Isle of Man TT Races’ history has today announced his retirement from the sport.

It’s fair to say Dave Molyneux is one of the greatest Isle of Man TT Sidecar drivers of all time, perhaps even the best.

The statistics certainly back that up with the Manx hero having taken a record 17 wins and 31 podiums in total since making his debut in 1985.

It could have been even more too had he not spent time away on the Grand Prix and European trail.

Like fellow three-wheel innovator, the great Rolf Biland, Molyneux could also have tasted further success had he not spent quite as much time tinkering in his Regaby workshop, constantly striving for perfection around the Mountain Course with his own DMR creation.

Of course, the chassis he’s constantly evolved has played a big part in his success too and that of countless other drivers.

Employing sidecar technology and theories ahead of their time on the island, Molyneux’s engineering skills are second to none with some of his space-age looking outfits combining with his own blistering speed and talent to consistently shatter the record books and leave others trailing in his wake.

For a period, Molyneux dominated racing at the TT and his versatility knows no bounds having won in the Open and F2 era and with Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki power. Even now, more than 30 years since making his debut, he’s kept looking at new and different ways to beat the opposition.