Signpost Corner

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Isle of Man TT Course
Signpost Corner

Coordinates: 54°10′48″N 4°28′08″W / 54.180, -4.469
OS grid ref.	SC388788
Parish	Onchan
Preceded by	Cronk-ny-Mona
Followed by	Bedstead Corner

Signpost Corner is a 90-degree right-hand corner between Cronk-ny-Mona and Bedstead Corner on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man.

The name derives from a signal station for the Isle of Man TT races and Manx Grand Prix. The signal station at Signpost Corner was connected to the TT Race Scoreboards in Glencrutchery Road in Douglas by a telephone land-line. Officials on TT Scoreboards will switch on a light above a riders individual scoreboard which will indicate to pit-crew and race-officials that a particular rider has passed Signpost Corner and may be shortly pulling into the TT Grandstand to refuel.^[1]

The corner was widened during the winter of 1953/54 and the road re-profiled.^[2] In recent years the signal station has been moved to a position at Cronk-y-Mona as race speeds have increased.^[3]

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Snaefell Mountain Course

TT Grandstand - St Ninian's Crossroads - Bray Hill - Quarterbridge - Braddan Bridge - Union Mills - Ballahutchin Hill - Glenlough - Ballagarey Corner - Glen Vine - Crosby Cross-Roads - Highlander - Greeba Castle - Appledene - Greeba Bridge - Gorse Lea - Ballagarraghyn - Ballacraine - Ballaspur - Ballig - Doran's Bend - Laurel Bank - Black Dub - Glen Helen - Cronk Urleigh - Sarah's Cottage - Creg Willey's Hill - Lambfell Cottage - Cronk-y-Voddy - 11th Milestone - Handley's Corner - Barregarrow - 13th Milestone - Westwood Corner - Douglas Road Corner - Rhencullen - Birkin's Bends - Bishopscourt - Orrisdale North - Dub Cottage - Alpine Cottage - Ballaugh Bridge - Ballacrye Corner - Quarry Bends - Sulby Straight - Sulby Bridge - Ginger Hall - Kerrowmoar - Glen Duff - Glentramman - Churchtown - Lezayre War Memorial - Sky Hill - Milntown Cottage - Gardener's Lane - School House Corner - Parliament Square - Cruickshanks Corner - Whitegates - Stella Maris - Ramsey Hairpin - Water Works Corner - Tower Bends - Gooseneck - 26th Milestone - Guthrie's Memorial - Mountain Mile - East Mountain Gate - Mountain Box - George's Folly - Stonebreakers Hut - Verandah - Bungalow Bridge - Bungalow - Hailwood Rise - Brandywell - 32nd Milestone - Windy Corner - 33rd Milestone - Clark's Corner - Keppel Gate - Kate's Cottage - Creg-ny-Baa - Gob-ny-Geay - Brandish Corner - Hillberry Corner - Cronk-ny-Mona - Signpost Corner - Bedstead Corner - The Nook - Governor's Bridge

[edit] Sources

^ Isle of Man TT by Charles Deane pp10-11 (1st Edition)(1975) Patrick Stevens Ltd ISBN 0 85059 172 4
^ Isle of Man Weekly Times dated 29th May 1954
^ TT News pp 2 - Report 1 2006 Isle of Man Newspapers