The
TT Supporters’ Club have presented
Julie Canipa with
Susan Jenness Trophy for 2018 in the
pit lane after the
completion of the 2019 Dunlop Senior TT.
The Trophy is always presented at
the following TT after the
year it has been decided who the
recipient it should go to.
The Susan Jenness Trophy is awarded
by the TTSC Executive
Committee to the female competitor
considered to have
made the most meritorious
performance each year at the Isle of
Man TT Races fuelled by Monster
Energy. The trophy
commemorates club member Susan
Jenness, who lost her life
some years ago whilst marshalling at
an off-road event in the
UK.
Julie received this prestigious
award for her consistent
high-speed performances around the
Mountain Course in 2018,
as passenger to Greg Lambert. They
finished the Locate IM
Sidecar
Race 1 in tenth position averaging
107.368 mph; gaining
a bronze replica. Unfortunately a mechanical issue forced a
retirement for the pair in the
second race.
Mike
Hammonds presenting Julie with the
Susan Jenness Trophy: Image by
Martyn Parnell
An Isle of Man resident, Julie was a
late starter to the sport of
sidecar racing. Her TT career
started in 2015 alongside
driver Doug Chandler, where they
achieved a best result of 37th
position. This was followed by a
difficult 2016, where the
pairing failed to finish either race. For 2017 she teamed up with
Greg Lambert and found immediate
success, taking a best career
finish of 8th in the second Sidecar
Race of TT 2017. In 2019 she
has partnered Marie Costello to two
finishes and a best
lap of nearly 103 mph.
Julie holding the trophies aloft:
Image by Mike Mammonds
Mike Hammonds
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