Dennis Proudman Has Passed Away
Southern 100 Racing has sadly learned that Dennis Proudman passed away recently, whilst off Island.
Dennis was a staunch supporter of the Southern 100 Road Races having raced on the Billown Course between 1968 and 2000, some thirty-three years.
Whilst he was known for his exploits as a Sidecar Driver, he raced solos between 1968 and 1973 before adding a third wheel and a passenger.
Dennis competed in thirty-seven races at the Southern 100 achieving twelve top-ten placings and six top six spots, his best being third in the 1989 Formula 2 Championship with Dougie Jewell as passenger.
On the Snaefell TT Mountain Course, again he first competed in the Manx Grand Prix between 1969 and 1973 with a number of mid-field finishes before entering and racing in the TT Sidecar races between 1987 and 2000, eighteen race in all with nine finishes, his best sixteenth in the 1991 Sidecar Race A with Dougie by his side.
Southern 100 Racing extend their sincere condolences to Dennis’s family and friends and thank him for being a loyal supporter of ‘the friendly races’ over so many years. R.I.P.
(Photo courtesy of Southern 100 Archive depicts Dennis and Dougie Jewell during their third place overall finish in the 1989 Formula 2 Sidecar Championship.)
