Ballaugh (/bəˈlɑːf/bə-LAHF; from Manx: Balley ny Loughey meaning "town of the lake") is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of the same name. It is the only village in the parish.
The village is situated on the main A3Castletown to Ramsey road (this part of which forms part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used during the annual TT and Manx Grand Prix races) about seven miles west of Ramsey. The road crosses Ballaugh Bridge, a hump-backed bridge, in the village. It is a favourite spectator spot, and is always accessible via the A10 road and A13 road when the TT Course is closed for racing.
There is one pub in Ballaugh - the "Raven" - and one shop, The One Stop Shop, which incorporates a post office.
The village has one primary school, Ballaugh School, for children between the ages of 4 and 11. Currently the school has about 80 pupils. After year six pupils generally attend either Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel or Ramsey Grammar School in Ramsey.
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(Source. Manx Telecom plc) ... The 10km obstacle course race - which takes place on Saturday August 6 next year at Ballamoar Farm, Ballaugh - is one of the Island's fastest growing events and organisers expect the maximum allocation of 750 competitors to be reached well before the final entry deadline at midnight on July 10. Entries must be made at www.toughmann.com and there's a reduced fee of £44 if you sign-up before January 31, 2016....
(Source. Manx Telecom plc). 17th July 2015. You will have to move fast to enter this year's ToughMannAdventureChallenge in association with Manx Telecom. The event is a 10km assault course race which includes 25 obstacles such as muddy bogs, rope scrambles and monkey bars, and takes place on Saturday August 1 at Ballamoar Farm, Ballaugh... No late entries will be accepted ... You can sign-up as an individual, or in a team of three ... (noodl....
(Source. Manx Telecom plc). 24rd July 2015. Bin your baggy cotton tee-shirts and shorts! That's one of the top tips for the 750 petitors who will be taking to the start line on August 1 for the ToughMannAdventureChallenge in association with ManxTele. The 10km assault course race - held at Ballamoar Farm, Ballaugh - includes 25 obstacles such as muddy bogs, rope scrambles and monkey bars ...Cotton underwear is also a no-no ... · Shoes....
(Source. ACU - Auto-Cycle Union) Saturday June 13, 2015 at 9.15am. Move your mouse over thumbnails to see larger images ... McGuinness was in full control of the race and all eyes were on the battle for second now as Hillier took over the second podium position at Ballaugh, extending his gap to Hutchinson to four seconds as they rounded Ramsey Hairpin for the final time ... David Johnson finished ninth and Michael Rutter tenth ... distributed by....
(Source. ACU - Auto-Cycle Union) Friday June 12, 2015 at 1.20pm ... Hillier was again the quickest to Glen Helen, as he has been for most of the week, with Lintin 1.5s behind ... Russell was now holding onto seventh. Hillier was nibbling away at Lintin's lead and got it down to three seconds at Ballaugh but Lintin responded on the run to Ramsey and his advantage was almost five seconds as they started the final climb up the Mountain ... (noodl....
Each year more than 40,000 motorbike enthusiasts arrive on the Isle of Man for an event like no other. The TT sees the island virtually shut down for two weeks, allowing the public roads to be transformed into the most dangerous race circuit in the world – a playground for the best motorcycle riders on the planet ...John McGuinness goes over BallaughBridge in this year’s Superbike race “It’s the oldest race,” says McGuinness ... --> ... ....
(Source. ACU - Auto-Cycle Union) ... McGuinness had moved into the lead by the next timing point at BallaughBridge with a lead of over two seconds from Anstey with the Team Mugen pair establishing a healthy lead at the front of the field. Johnson and Martin continued their challenge for the final podium spot with the Northern Ireleand rider establishing a lead of over 10 seconds from Martin at Ballaugh ... distributed by ... (noodl. 28625341) ....
Team Mugen rider John McGuinness set a new lap record for electric bikes to claim his 22nd TT win and move within four victories of Joey Dunlop's record. The Morecambe racer completed the one-lap sprint of the 37-mile (60km) course at an average speed of 119.279 mph. The 43-year-old said ... Anstey enjoyed a narrow 0.8-second advantage at Glen Helen, but by Ballaugh, McGuinness was 2.2 seconds ahead ... Also related to this story ... ....
(Source. ACU - Auto-Cycle Union) Sunday June 7, 2015 at 6.27pm ... However, one of the pre-race favourites Guy Martin was already out having stopped at Ballagarey ... Anstey's lead was up to 5.5s at Ballaugh on the final lap and with a final, flying lap of 131.797mph, he crossed the line a more comfortable 10.9s clear of Hutchinson who was back on a TT podium for the first time since 2010 ... » Categories.Club News, HomePage, Road Race ... (noodl....
(Source. ACU - Auto-Cycle Union) Saturday June 6, 2015 at 9.17am. Move your mouse over thumbnails to see larger images ... The paddock was already aware that Clerk of the CourseGary Thompson had announced a change to the proposed race schedule with Saturday's RSTSuperbike moving to Sunday due to a near gale forecast for the Isle of Man ... Gary Johnson was out of luck though pulling in on the exit of Ballaugh village ... distributed by ... (noodl....
(Source. ACU - Auto-Cycle Union) ... Although the session was untimed at least the competitors had the opportunity to get out on the MountainCourse on all of their bikes with sessions scheduled for all classes ... However, the latter only got as far as Ballaugh before breaking down and Dan Stewart was another of the early starters to suffer problems although he was able to return to the Grandstand and get back out ... distributed by ... (noodl....