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The TT is also one of the oldest surviving motorsports events in the world as it was first held in 1907 - although the current 'Mountain Circuit', which runs for more than 37 miles and passes through two towns and over one mountain, wasn't used until 1911. After WW2 the event became a full world championship GP and remained so until 1972. These were its greatest years and it was during this period that its greatest riders flourished. The greatest of them all was Mike Hailwood who won 14 TT races, nearly all of them full World Championship GP events. Joey Dunlop won more TTs but, great rider though he was, it is unlikely that he could have ever won a full GP against the best riders in the world.
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