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Preview: 2016 Isle of Man TT – Island life blasts into action
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Preview: 2016 Isle of Man TT – Island life blasts into action. By Philip Wain With a long break now in the BSB calendar, it’s time to go road racing again – and it’s the big one, the Isle of Man TT Races. The recent North West 200 may have given an indication of form…
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Victory to race at this year’s TT! All-new bike AND William Dunlop riding it in the Zero TT race
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Victory Motorcycles is returning with the Victory Racing team to compete in the Isle of Man TT Zero race with an all-new electric race bike called the Victory RR. The Victory RR electric motorcycle has been developed over the past year using data gathered during last year’s TT Zero and will be ridden by…
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Preview: North West 200
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Preview: North West 200 By Philip Wain This week sees the start of the International road racing season with the traditional opener again being at the North West 200. And with the competition getting ever and ever closer, it should be a frantic, high speed encounter. Of course, recent years on the Causeway Coast…
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McGuinness wins SES TT Zero race – and breaks own record in the process
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John McGuinness broke his own SES TT Zero record in today’s Isle of Man TT Races with his teammate Bruce Anstey again following him home, as he did last year. Anstey was also inside McGuinnesses old lap record for the electric bike class. John McGuinness was first away from the line but by Glen Helen…
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Hutchy makes fairytale return to TT victory
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Ian Hutchinson took a fairytale victory in the opening TT Supersport race on Monday evening when he came home 7.7 seconds clear of New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey, reversing the result of Sunday’s RST Superbike race, with Gary Johnson in third. It was Hutchinson’s ninth TT win and completed his comeback from the career threatening…
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Anstey storms to first Superbike TT win
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Bruce Anstey got the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races up and running in superb style on Sunday afternoon when he swept to a hugely popular victory in the RST Superbike race. The Kiwi overhauled early race leader Ian Hutchinson at the beginning of the fifth lap and took his 10th TT win – and…
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Hutchinson lays down first 130mph lap of TT
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Perfect conditions again greeted the competitors for Thursday evening’s qualifying session at the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy. It proved to be a superb night for speeds with Ian Hutchinson and John McGuinness both lapping at more than 130mph. The session got underway at 6.24pm with the only slight…
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Qualifying again cut short as deteriorating conditions on the Isle of Man reduce session
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After the disappointment of Monday evening’s session being cancelled, riders were back out on the course on Tuesday for the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, but with strong winds and squally showers, the decision was made to make the session untimed but deteriorating conditions on the Isle of Man…
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Metzeler TT heroes line up for 2015 event kick-off
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The 2015 Isle of Man TT kicks off this weekend and Metzeler heads to the island with its strongest line up of riders ready to challenge for victory around the 37 ¾ mile circuit. The tyre brand of German origins enjoyed a highly successful start to their 2015 road racing season with three wins and…
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See the Victory electric race motorcycle being prepped for the Isle of Man TT
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Last week we brought you the news of Victory competing in the Isle of Man TT electric class – marking two ‘first’s’ for the manufacturer – it will be the first time that Victory has entered a professional motorcycle racing event in Europe and raced an electric motorcycle. William Dunlop and Lee Johnston will be…
