Steve Plater
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EVENTS: There’s LESS than THREE WEEKS to go until the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic kicks off.
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Banish your post-Christmas blues at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, on January 5-6 at Newark Showground. World Championship-winning American racing legend Freddie Spencer will be making his first appearance at the show, sharing stories from his hugely successful race career. Interviewed on stage by local TT hero Steve Plater, there’s sure to…
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Stafford Show WORLD EXCLUSIVE Cagiva collection shown for first time EVER!
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FOR the first time in the 40-year history of Cagiva – 11 of the red racers will be displayed in one place, at the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show, held in Stafford on October 13-14. The machines, part of the collection owned by Dean Simpkins and his father Martyn, are all genuine factory racers,…
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Get your ROAD RACING head on people! We’ve got ANOTHER roads event coming to the UK – It’s the Welsh TT!
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Well, it’s not called that exactly – but next year sees a two-day road race on a road circuit in Wales get underway. And there’s BIG names involved. To be honest, it’s sounds absolutely brilliant. So get your road racing hats on and head over to Wales next August because on the 4th and 5th…
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TT 2017: TV guide
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If you want to catch the TT action on TV, you need to tune into ITV4. Its coverage of race week is generally brilliant, with pit insight and reporting coming from two time TT winner Steve Plater, TT and Grand Prix legend Steve Parrish, double TT winner Cameron Donald and MotoGP presenter Craig Doyle. Coverage…
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TT 2017: Catch it on catch up
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North One TV’s coverage has begun on ITV4 in a feature packed show as the team look at the main contenders and stories at this year’s Isle of Man TT Races. The usual presenting team of Craig Doyle, Steve Plater and Steve Parrish are joined by double TT winner Australian Cameron Donald who will be providing…
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Launch ride: 2017 Honda CBR1000RR / SP
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WORDS: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Zep Gori, Francesc Montero, Felix Romero How hard could it be? Don’t lean over too far and don’t run on; the electronics will take care of the rest, surely? APS, ABS, HESD, TBW, HSTC… so many acronyms (I counted 14) that there must be enough…
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Aussie legend Troy Bayliss to headline April’s Stafford show
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Aussie legend Troy Bayliss to headline April’s Carole Nash-sponsored Stafford Show – April 22-23 – at Staffordshire County Showground… Oh yes! As if we weren’t looking forward to the Stafford show enough already, they’ve only gone and confirmed TROY BAYLISS as star guest. Troy, one of the nicest guys in racing, will be at the event to be interviewed by…
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Josh Brookes CONFIRMED as riding the Norton at TT 2017!
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Josh Brookes CONFIRMED as riding the Norton at TT 2017! TWO years after winning the BSB title, Aussie Josh Brookes is back in the UK – taking on the domestic Superbike championship AND the Isle of Man TT! Brookes will ride the Norton racebike on The Mountain Course, he will be part of an all-Aussie…
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TV times for the Isle of Man telly shows
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TV times for the Isle of Man telly shows. The Isle of Man TT Races has hit TV screens on ITV4 and now you can also keep up to speed with everything on The Island by downloading the international highlights shows via the iomtt.com website. The racing focus kicks off tonight (Thursday 2nd June) with the…
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Feature: Dunlop’s plan to crack the 133mph Isle of Man TT lap
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More records and wins targeted on the iconic Mountain Course. Of the 18 single rider current lap records and race records, Dunlop tyres has powered all 18 men and women into the record books, including all six fastest sector times held by Michael Dunlop, Steve Plater and Michael Rutter. Last year John McGuinness claimed his…
