I thought I'd answered this one earlier, with my remark that Hailwood won the Senior in 1961 63 and 66 on different makes. Obviously everyone knows that he also won the Senior in 64 65 67 and 1978, plus a total of 14 wins. Quite simply the best rider ever around the TT course.
Splashdown's name comes from launching a factory RC30 through a hedge in practice for the 1988 Ulster Grand Prix, and landing 15 feet below in a very wet bog. The bike's imitation of a Barnes Wallis bouncing bomb looked expensive.........for Honda!