Tom Phillis
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Phillis early in his career circa 1955 on his BSA Gold Star in Clubman's racing trim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1934 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1962 (aged 28) Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Edward Phillis (9 April 1934 – 6 June 1962) was an Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 1961 125cc motorcycle road racing World Championship and was the first person to lap the Isle of Man TT mountain circuit at over 100 mph on a pushrod engined motorcycle. He was also the first person to win a World Championship motorcycle race on a Japanese machine.