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| Another Award for Yermaun
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 Joey Dunlop will be posthumonously awarded the
prestigious Segrave Trophy give for outstanding speed
exploits on land, water or in the air. It is named
after Sir Henry Segrave who was the first man to break
200mph on land. He lost his life trying to be the
first man to do 100mph on the water.
Linda Dunlop will be presented with the award in
September at the RAC headquarters.
Joey has actually been nominated in the past for his
achievements, however after his fantastic performances
at last years TT and taking into account his age, the
committee considered him to be the outstanding choice.
Sir Donald Campbell and Bruce McLaren have also been
awarded the trophy posthumonously in the past.
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