Gob-ny-Geay

Gob-ny-Geay (or Gob ny geayee, in Manx Gaelic the mouth of the wind)^[1] is situated at the 35th Milestone on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man.

Gob-ny-Geay was part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy automobile car races between 1904 and 1922. The Gob-ny-Geay straight is part of the Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races.

Sources

↑ Place Names of the Isle of Man by John Kneen MA pp230 (1970) Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh The Scolar Press

External links

Competitor Guide Keppel Gate to Cronk ny Mona with Steve Hislop, 11 times TT winner
TT Spectator Guide Section Creg-ny-Baa to Governor's Bridge
Map of course

Snaefell Mountain Course

Isle of Man racing circuits

Andreas Airfield Billown Circuit Clypse Course Four Inch Course Highroads Course Jurby Airfield Jurby South Circuit Mannin Beg/Mannin Moar Course Snaefell Mountain Course St. John's Short Course Willaston Circuit

Coordinates: 54°11′57″N 4°28′29″W / 54.19917°N 4.47472°W / 54.19917; -4.47472

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