Motor racing first came to the Isle of Man in 1904 when the Gordon Bennett car trials were held. In England the Government made it impossible to close the public roads for any sort of motor racing so a proposal was put the Isle of Man Government. The Manx Government brought in new legislation to [...]
There will be a new rider tackling the mountain course in 2012. Jamie Hamilton will be racing a full road racing season in 2012 with the KMR Kawasaki team and will make his Isle of Man TT debut in all three 1000cc events. Hamilton will join TT winner Ryan Farquhar as he prepares to compete [...]
Sedgeway Racing Motoczysz remain the team to beat in the 2011 Isle of Man SES TT Zero race with both of their riders – Mark Miller and Michael Rutter – sitting on top of the qualifying session. Conditions were perfect for the second practice as all nine of the bikes for Wednesday’s Race lined up [...]
Michael Dunlop made up for the disappointment of retiring from the morning’s Monster Energy Supersport Race 1 by winning Monday evening’s delayed 4-lap Royal London 360 Superstock race. Dunlop overhauled lap one leader Guy Martin and promptly romped away, putting in a second lap some 13 seconds quicker than his nearest rival giving him the [...]
Experienced Kiwi campaigner Bruce Anstey won his 8th Isle of Man TT race on Monday afternoon when he clinched victory in a shortened, and dramatic, 3-lap Monster Energy Supersport Race 1. The original race was red flagged following an incident at Gorse Lea. The Padgetts Honda rider took the win by 8.39s when race leader [...]
The 2011 Isle of Man TT has been a deadly event so far. Today, Derek Brien lost his life after an accident in the first Supersport race at the Isle of Man. Brien is the third rider to lose his life this year around the mountain course. Brien, 34, was involved in a high speed [...]
After posting the second fastest Superbike lap time of 129.333mph this week on his Relentless Suzuki by TAS GSX-R1000, Guy Martin has declared himself fit, healthy and ready to race, despite missing last night’s practice session along with the rest of the 2011 TT solo competitors. A road traffic accident followed by an oil slick [...]
The UK-based South African rider Hudson Kennaugh will join America’s Mark Miller onboard a pair of Aprilia RSV4s to tackle the world famous road race as it celebrates its Centenary year. Kennaugh will fly out to the island on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon after he contests Round Four of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship [...]
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