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Highroad course was amended to a distance of 40.38 miles to prevent disruption to railway services. The start was moved from Quarterbridge to the road junction of the A2 Quarterbridge Road/Alexander Drive adjacent to the property called 'Woodlands' in the town of Douglas. Again the course was
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placed a speed restriction of 20 mph on automobiles in the United
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based on a number of public roads closed for racing:
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