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 [...]
During the traditional Olympic flame tour before the World Games, the symbolic fire will make a stop at the Isle of Man. The flame will head to the Isle of Man on its way to London for the start of the 2012 Olympic Games. Officials have confirmed that torch will burn at the Isle of [...]
Nicky Hayden will be traveling to the Isle of Man this year to do a lap around the mountain course during the Arai Parade Lap. Hayden, the 2006 MotoGP World Champion, will ride alongside Ian Hutchinson and Mick Doohan. Hayden will be riding at the Isle of Man on June 8th. Beside his parade lap, [...]
It should be an exciting year for the sidecar race at the Isle of Man TT. Three former world champions will be participating in the sidecar races this year, including the Birchall brothers, Tim Reeves, and Klaus Klaffenbock. Former World Champions Ben and Tom Birchall will be returning to the mountain course after a year [...]
Rico Penzkofer will be returning to the Isle of Man TT this year after a superb performance in 2010. The German will be embarking on his third year in the TT, and he is aiming for top 10 finishes. Penzkofer came less than a tenth of a second short of lapping at 125 mph around [...]
The legendary Mick Doohan will be riding at the Isle of Man this year. Doohan, a 5-time GP World Champion, will take a lap around the mountain course alongside Ian Hutchinson. Doohan is one of the most successful riders in GP history. Doohan won five consecutive World Championships from 1994 to 1998. Only Valentino Rossi [...]
Michael Dunlop, who has already won a Supersport race at the Isle of Man TT, is targeting the “big bike” race this year at the IOMTT with the help of Paul Bird Motorsports and Kawasaki’s ZX-10R. Paul Bird Motorsports will be preparing the ZX-10R to similar specifications as Stuart Easton’s championship British Superbike motorcycle. Dunlop’s [...]
Dainese, the official safety partner of the Isle of Man TT, will continue its relationship with the Isle of Man through 2012. Dainese has been the official safety sponsor for the IOMTT for the last three years. In addition to being the safety sponsor of the TT, Dainese will also be the official safety partner [...]
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