About Ian Lougher
Ian Lougher is a retired Welsh motorcycle racer, noted for 8 victories at the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 32 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career. Lougher's first race was at Llandow on a Yamaha RD400, and his first race win was in 1983 at Pembrey. The first race in the Isle of Man for Ian Lougher was the 1983 Manx Grand Prix in the Newcomers 350cc Junior Race. This Newcomers Race is now seen as a classic Manx Grand Prix race which was won by Robert Dunlop from Steve Hislop in 2nd place and Ian Lougher in 3rd place at an average race speed of 100.62 mph. Lougher was the most successful rider in the early years of the Duke Road Racing Rankings after its inception in 2002, winning a then-record three times in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
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