By Divulged this afternoon, next month’s Classic TT Races, has an abundance of notable starters.
At-a-glance there’s TT wins record holder Michael Dunlop MBE (bikes to be confirmed), 2026 Superbike and Senior TT winner Dean Harrison (bikes to be confirmed), fitness permitting Davey Todd (bikes to be confirmed), Classic TT returner after eleven years, fourteen times TT winner Peter Hickman (Ultra Lightweight/F1 races entrant).
John McGuinness MBE, Jamie Coward, the in-form trio of Michael Browne, Paul Jordan, and Joe Yeardsley.
Classic SBK winner in 2019, Adelaide ace David ‘Davo’ Johnson, Michael Sweeney, Rob Hodson, Shaun Anderson, Manx heroes Conor Cummins, Nathan Harrison, Michael Evans, Kells Grand Final runner-up Marcus Simpson (Duckshaw Racing).
Brian McCormack, Ryan Whitehall, 2018 Junior Classic TT winner Dominic Herbertson, back in Mountain Course competition mode, Michael Rutter. Same applies to Walderstown bound this week with BE/RK Racing, Derek McGee.
Not forgetting Andy Hornby, Harley Rushton, twice IRRC Supersport Champion Laurent Hoffmann, Will Loder, Dutch rider Jeffrey Vermeulen, Timothee Monot, TT Privateers Champion Barry Furber (amongst the new Junior 600 race start-list, that tops sixty pilots).
Sidecar TT goliath Ben Birchall, Julian Trummer, Amalric Blanc, Phil McGurk former IRRC Superbike Champion David Datzer.
Two stroke connoisseurs Chris Moore, Stuart Hall (Whippet Racing), Tom Snow, Dan Sayle, newcomers Kyle Parkes and German road racing great Chris Meyer.
Another TT Privateers Champion (from 2017) Horst Saiger, Southern 100 Solo Championship top ten finisher Jonathan Perry, anticipated Manx GP podium contender Johnny Stewart, Joe Loughlin, Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil, James Chawke, Stefano Bonetti, fellow countryman, Maurizio Bottalico.
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
