ang ▁the ▁road ▁on ▁corners . ▁The ▁winner ▁had ▁a ▁special ised ▁racing ▁bi ke . ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁joined ▁the ▁Southern ▁Road ▁Club ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 7 ▁and , ▁on ▁a ▁racing ▁bi ke , ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁Ireland ▁run ▁over ▁ 5 0   km ▁in ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Park . ▁The ▁club ▁broke ▁up ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁and ▁Elli ott ▁joined ▁the ▁Dublin ▁W heel ers , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁clubs ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁That ▁summer ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Mann in ▁Veg , ▁a ▁race ▁over ▁one ▁lap ▁of ▁the ▁T T ▁motor cy cling ▁circuit ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Dublin - G al way - D ub lin ▁two - day ▁race , ▁winning ▁the ▁race ▁back ▁to ▁Dublin ▁in ▁a ▁s print . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁rode ▁the ▁Man x ▁International , ▁over ▁three ▁la ps ▁of ▁the ▁T T ▁circuit , ▁for ▁the ▁Ireland ▁" B " ▁team . ▁He ▁fell ▁on ▁the ▁tricky ▁turn ▁at ▁Governor ' s ▁Bridge , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁finish , ▁but ▁came ▁fourth . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Irish ▁amateur ▁road ▁championship . ▁▁ ▁His ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Mountains ▁placing ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Sim plex ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁the ▁following ▁spring . ▁ ▁J ock ▁W